Adjective
- 1. widespread, general (vs. specific)
- usage: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
- 2. far-flung, widespread, distributed (vs. concentrated)
- usage: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
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