Meaning & use
run the gamut
To cover or include the complete range of possibilities within a category.
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The festival's food stalls run the gamut from spicy street tacos to delicate pastries.
Reactions to the film run the gamut from admiration to outright confusion.
A note on using this word
Gamut originally referred to the full range of musical notes; the idiom now applies broadly to any range.
Words with a similar meaning
cover the range
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