Meaning & use

ranging

adjective·Academic

Varying continuously between two stated limits, or extending widely over a subject or area.

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The store sells shoes ranging in size from a child's five to an adult's thirteen.

Their conversation was wide-ranging, covering politics, art, and family memories.

A note on using this word

Ranging usually appears right after a list of values ('prices ranging from...') or combined with 'wide' or 'far' before a noun.

Words with a similar meaning

varyingextending

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