far-reaching

adjective

far-reach·​ing ˈfär-ˌrē-chiŋ How to pronounce far-reaching (audio)
: having a wide range or effect

Examples of far-reaching in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the consequences, environmental advocates say, are far-reaching. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024 The justices appeared to worry about the far-reaching consequences of limiting the ways the government is able to speak with tech platforms. Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024 However the Supreme Court comes down in this case − and in its pending ruling on the Texas and Florida social media laws – the ramifications could be far-reaching. USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 Trump’s lawyers were using a strategy deployed in all of his criminal cases — making far-reaching demands for discovery, or potential trial evidence, that could be beneficial in a number of different ways. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 There are far-reaching economic risks because of this. Josh Boak, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 But the Verona astrolabe—one of the oldest ever discovered—uniquely illustrates the tool’s far-reaching influence. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024 Such a fractured approach to so far-reaching and long-simmering questions — which biology, philosophy, and ethics have grappled with for centuries — is felt visually in the film as well. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Borkowski says the royal household has the ability to bounce back after a mistake, but this instance will have far-reaching consequences. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1590, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far-reaching was circa 1590

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“Far-reaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-reaching. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

far-reaching

adjective
far-reach·​ing
-ˈrē-chiŋ
: having a wide range, influence, or effect
a far-reaching decision

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