far and near

ADJECTIVE

throughout

Synonyms

WEAK

all over all the time all through around at full length completely during every bit everyplace everywhere far and wide for the duration from beginning to end from end to end from one end to the other from start to finish from the start from the word go high and low in all respects in every place in everything inside and out on all accounts over overall right through round the whole time through the whole of to the end up and down

ADVERB

far and wide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly widely

WEAK

everywhere great lengths near and far wide

Example Sentences

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Men and women, many with their children by their side, came from all over Paris and other French cities far and near.

From New York Times

Tourists from far and near flocked to the scenic pier that was closed throughout much of the pandemic, lining up outside restaurants that are still at limited capacity.

From Washington Times

The drum beat of bad news kept safe-haven bonds well bid, with yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes down 9 basis points for the week so far and near four-month lows.

From Reuters

“Eyes are bold as lions — roving, running, leaping, here and there, far and near,” wrote US philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his 1860 collection of essays, The Conduct of Life.

From Nature

But people came from far and near to the fair, and most of them weren’t interested in any equine displays.

From The Guardian

far and near

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