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rangy

[rayn-jee] / ˈreɪn dʒi /


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Unlike the Grateful Dead or Phish, who are known for their rangy improvisations, one Styles concert is usually not that different from the next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He came back to the UK partly to study at Exeter University, but an injury to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has given him a chance to show off his rangy running and hot-stepping ability.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The improvement is the product of key offseason additions such as former defensive player of the year Marcus Smart and the rangy 6-foot-7 Jake LaRavia, but even Doncic has stepped up his defensive game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

The staff cuts included well-known hosts Jeremy Sole, Jason Kramer and José Galván, whose deep and rangy tastes broke countless local and global artists to wider acclaim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

Captain Prince spoke to Mr. Collins, his first mate—a tall, rangy man with a lean face and cool gray eyes.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

It’s a funnier, rangier and in some ways more ambitious play that gives its central character attributes both magnetic and off-putting.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023

A dwarf sport of the larger and rangier ‘Baggesen’s Gold’, ‘Twiggy’ brightens shady parts of the garden, where the foliage will be bright chartreuse.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022

As Leila’s consciousness ebbs, her memories grow rangier.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2019

Yet, Diaz, more experienced, heavier, rangier and unfazed, kept rolling his hands before throwing.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2016

The two Swifts resembled each other closely—each had deep-set blue eyes and clean-cut features—although Tom was somewhat taller and rangier.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey

Bol Bol is nearly half a foot shorter than his father was, but, at 7-feet-2-inches tall, he’s still one of the league’s rangiest players.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2020

At 25, Mr. Westman, a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, is not only the rangiest, but also the youngest of the Hamiltons I have seen.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018

Lawrence Timmons, SteelersArguably the rangiest inside linebacker in the NFL, Timmons broke out with 135 tackles, 11 passes defenses, three forced fumbles, and three sacks.

From Newsweek ● Jan. 19, 2011

In fact, she describes the song as "vocally the rangiest piece we did; the text is so enigmatic and strange."

From Reuters ● Apr. 16, 2010


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