widely used
Example Sentences
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When he travelled to Alberta, Canada with a contingent of Australian firefighters to help tackle the country's worst wildfires on record, backburning was not widely used.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
One effort comes from PDS Health, a Henderson, Nev.-based company that supplies business and administrative support services for more than 1,200 dental and primary-care practices nationwide, including the widely used Epic electronic health records system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Distillation, or the practice of using one model’s outputs to help train or improve another, is a widely used technique for model improvement, evaluation and validation,” the AI-industry letter said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Zinc oxide is widely used in mineral sunscreen because it blocks UVA rays, which contribute to skin aging, as well as UVB rays, which cause sunburn and increase the risk of skin cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Although aggravate is widely used to mean “vex” or “annoy,” sticklers find this irritating. ago/since.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
