far-flung
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adjective
1.
extending over a great distance.
2.
widely disbursed or distributed.
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| far-flung | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | widely distributed |
| 2. | far distant; remote |
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Example sentences
Its workers abandoned tight-knit cities for ever more far-flung suburbs, requiring longer commutes.
The busy parent can stay in touch with far-flung friends.
The lesson was not lost on other firms with far-flung global supply chains.
Thanks to an unexpected mold outbreak in two residence halls, that far-flung fantasy is about to come true.
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