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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Local social media users were quick to share their favorites in a June 14 post on Reddit, and the names run the gamut from major metro Phoenix cities to straight up goofy ghost towns that are no more than a speck on the map.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Of course, the best fictions run the gamut from complacency to catastrophe.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
The films, which are cued as though musical elements, run the gamut of cinematic styles and periods.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The singles released so far have run the gamut sonically and represent an amalgamation of her past work from her 2010 debut album Animal to the more emotional Rainbow and High Road.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Of course, the best fictions run the gamut from complacency to catastrophe.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
The films, which are cued as though musical elements, run the gamut of cinematic styles and periods.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The singles released so far have run the gamut sonically and represent an amalgamation of her past work from her 2010 debut album Animal to the more emotional Rainbow and High Road.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for run the gamut
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“Run the gamut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20gamut. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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