far-flung
Americanadjective
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extending over a great distance.
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widely disbursed or distributed.
adjective
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widely distributed
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far distant; remote
Etymology
Origin of far-flung
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The best espionage stories come to life in the details, from the lives of the agents to the weather in far-flung cities.
It sends special plastic bags to these far-flung subscribers so they can sort their waste and ship it back.
From Los Angeles Times
But his brother Craig’s memorializing of him, “Armed Only With a Camera,” is oddly uninvolving, more an excerpted flipbook of Brent’s far-flung assignments than a meaningful portrait of excelling at a dangerous job.
From Los Angeles Times
The museum devotes a retrospective to the work of the itinerant Cuban-born artist, who sought to merge his far-flung array of influences into a singular personal style.
Yet, delays in hospitalisation are common in rural India where bad roads, far-flung hospitals and a dearth of ambulance services prevent timely treatment.
From BBC
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