Meanings
adjectivewide-reaching (comparative wider-reaching or more wide-reaching, superlative widest-reaching or most wide-reaching)
comparative wider-reaching · comparative more wide-reaching · superlative widest-reaching · superlative most wide-reaching · alternative widereaching
- Having significant and widely applicable effects.
Trespass on the railway can result in tragic consequences that can have a life-changing and wide-reaching impact on individuals and their families and friends.
2021 September 22, Patrick Talbot, “Rail trespass: why you must secure your premises”, in RAIL, number 940, page 69
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wide-reaching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide-reaching.
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