WIDESPREAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does widespread mean? 

• WIDESPREAD (adjective)
  The adjective WIDESPREAD has 2 senses:

1. widely circulated or diffused

2. distributed over a considerable extent

  Familiarity information: WIDESPREAD used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIDESPREAD (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely circulated or diffused

Context example:

widespread fear of nuclear war

Similar:

general (applying to all or most members of a category or group)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Distributed over a considerable extent

Synonyms:

far-flung; widespread

Context example:

widespread nuclear fallout

Similar:

distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)

 Context examples 

Localized or widespread congenital absence of skin.

(Aplasia Cutis Congenita, NCI Thesaurus)

It is widespread but usually causes an asymptomatic infection, except in immunocompromised individuals.

(BK Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

Most patients have widespread disease at diagnosis.

(Follicular lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This means that one of the most widespread strains of MRSA-causing infections could be treatable by a combination of drugs already licensed for use.

(Widely-available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of ‘superbug’ MRSA, University of Cambridge)

It is these substances in particular that make the use of these species so widespread.

(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)

Since the Rocknest sample is a combination of dust blown in from distant regions on Mars and more locally sourced materials, the nitrates are likely to be widespread across Mars.

(Curiosity Rover Finds Biologically Useful Nitrogen on Mars, NASA)

A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate widespread erythrocyte cell membrane destruction.

(Hemolysis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The increase in cell numbers is located in widespread crypts

(Diffuse Mucosal Hyperplasia of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

It is very widespread with approximately 80 percent of the adult population in the United States having antibodies to and JC.

(JC Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

Dr. Trindade tried to ease the widespread concern over yellow fever.

(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)