run the gamut
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: to encompass an entire range of something
Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.
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Foot problems run the gamut from blisters caused by wearing the wrong shoes to nonhealing foot ulcers caused by diabetes.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
The donors run the gamut: from health care to agriculture, insurance, financial institutions, tech and cryptocurrency investors.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The explanations from the Grand Slams, which collectively generate over $1.5bn (£1.2bn) a year, run the gamut.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Home products run the gamut from ceramic dinnerware handmade in Colombia in Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia to serveware crafted by a jewelry studio in Medellín, Colombia.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
The donors run the gamut: from health care to agriculture, insurance, financial institutions, tech and cryptocurrency investors.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The explanations from the Grand Slams, which collectively generate over $1.5bn (£1.2bn) a year, run the gamut.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Home products run the gamut from ceramic dinnerware handmade in Colombia in Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia to serveware crafted by a jewelry studio in Medellín, Colombia.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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