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as in pastures
open land over which livestock may roam and feed
knew exactly how many head of cattle were turned out on the range that morning to graze
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as in scopes
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
didn't know she had such a wide range of knowledge until I talked to her
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as in scales
the distance or extent between possible extremes
an actor who can go through the full range of emotion, from joy to sorrow, in mere minutes
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as in walks
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
they were stopped by security personnel while taking an innocent range through the palace grounds
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as in lines
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another
from the air, the mountain range stretched as far as we could see in both directions
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as in stoves
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it
the high-end appliances include a professional-quality gas range
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as in habitats
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
the American robin's winter range has steadily extended farther and farther north
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as in ranks
to arrange or assign according to type
the campers were ranged in patrols, each patrol consisting of girls in a certain age group
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as in roams
to move about from place to place aimlessly
she let her dog off the leash and whistled for him every now and then to make sure he didn't range out of hearing
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as in classifies
to put into a particular arrangement
chairs were ranged round the perimeter of the room
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Recent Examples of ranges
Marie Mannes, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Alpine village-style lodging ranges from basic hotel rooms to five-bedroom mountaintop townhomes, where guests can ski out their back doors.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Left out were executive directors, chiefs and associate, regional and deputy superintendents, who have the highest salary ranges.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Her other high-profile bills include requiring employers to disclose pay ranges in job ads and allowing child-care workers to unionize.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Automatic water or gas leak detection and power outage alerts are in-demand features for appliances like refrigerators and ranges.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
As is always the case, volatile trading ranges contain a lot of large daily moves — both up and down.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach and harbor areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Heather Bien, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
Snow tubing ranges from tiny, volunteer-run hills to major four-season resorts built to handle crowds.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Young said his organization recently looked at hospital use in Southern California for people in five-year age ranges.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Li’s job ranges widely during the week.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
That premium above spot, which typically ranges from 1% to 5%, covers the dealer's costs for manufacturing, distribution and profit margin.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Architecture ranges from Federal to Victorian to Greek Revival to Italianate, so there are plenty of gorgeous historic buildings to take a gander at.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Rain chances return late Thursday night into early Friday, mainly for areas east of Interstate 35, where the chance of rain ranges from 30% to 50%, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Although some cars available in China, including Tesla's long-range Model Y and Zeekr 7X, produced by Volvo owner Geely, also advertise ranges above 800 km.
—Verb
Oversized Appliances That Dominate There was an era when everyone was gravitating towards giant refrigerators and ranges big enough to cook a Thanksgiving feast any day of the year.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranges
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The Mountain Campus features pastures, hills, lakes, log cabins, an old mill, and hiking trails leading to the House O’ Dreams, a large stone and board-and-batten cottage on top of Lavender Mountain.—
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The badger prefers habitats with short grass, such as fields and pastures.—
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Homegrown Indian brands, such as Bombay Perfumery and Forest Essentials, are in the scopes of beauty experts.—
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Radar scopes in the tower showed the targets tightening around his position.—
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The local guides immediately stepped in, got off the boat and attempted to immobilize the snake so that Fry and Smith would be able to take one of its scales for their snake genetics study.—
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Body Scan 2 Withings, which has been making connected scales since 2009, announced an upgrade at CES 2026.—
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Its hands and feet are shaped to grip stroller handles securely, letting parents attach it during walks or errands.—
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On her advice, Reid began going for late-night walks and grabbing coffee in the early morning to avoid smelling the neighbor’s drugs.—
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
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The robotics race is quickly splitting along geographic lines.—
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For stoves that must be pulled out, unplug or shut off gas first, protect your floor with cardboard, then vacuum, mop, and wipe the stove sides before pushing it back.—
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The follow-on Chang'e 8 robotic mission in 2028 will test technologies for building habitats using lunar soil, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.—
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Genovesi said last year’s collection was used in the summer to stabilize several stretches of the Falls and Woods rivers to improve stream banks and fish and macroinvertebrate habitats.—
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Out of five types of exercise, resistance training ranks highest in improving overall brain health.—
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Detroit, Michigan WalletHub's study includes a more comprehensive analysis that ranks 182 cities based on 31 key metrics that also include factors like average commute time, safety and family friendliness.—
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“Ranges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranges. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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