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[ fahr-fluhng ] / ˈfɑrˈflʌŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR far-flung ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveextending over a great distance. widely disbursed or distributed. Origin of far-flungFirst recorded in 1890–95 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH far-flungfar-fetched, far-flung , far-reachingWords nearby far-flungFarey sequence, farfalle, far-famed, farfel, far-fetched, far-flung, far from, far from the madding crowd, Fargo, far-gone, Farhi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for far-flungThey allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled. Feds Smoke Out Synthetic Weed Dealers’ Online Empire|Olivia Nuzzi|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy. Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations. The True Henri Cartier-Bresson|Sarah Moroz|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs. They All Fall Down: The Perils of Mumbai Housing|Dilip D’Souza|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Romans had an effective way of controlling troublesome officials in the far-flung regions of their empire. How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About Time|Neil Shubin|January 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Through the woods to the right, by paths nearer yet to the far-flung Federal front, paced ten guardian squadrons. The Long Roll|Mary Johnston Back to it our far-flung children turn, with all their memories aflame. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography|George William Erskine Russell This far-flung and diversified empire had to be organized in order to be governed, and defended in order to be maintained. Beginnings of the American People|Carl Lotus Becker Turnbull looked down and saw that the polished car was literally lit up from underneath by the far-flung fires from below. The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton But it was for an old trapper to see the real national significance of the advent of these women into that far-flung country. Pilots of the Republic|Archer Butler Hulbert
British Dictionary definitions for far-flung
adjectivewidely distributed far distant; remote Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to far-flungremote, extensive, global, distant, comprehensive, far-reaching, long, spacious, widespread, wide-ranging |