WIDELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does widely mean? 

• WIDELY (adverb)
  The adverb WIDELY has 3 senses:

1. to a great degree

2. to or over a great extent or range; far

3. so as to leave much space or distance between

  Familiarity information: WIDELY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIDELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a great degree

Context example:

her work is widely known

Sense 2

Meaning:

To or over a great extent or range; far

Synonyms:

wide; widely

Context example:

he traveled widely

Sense 3

Meaning:

So as to leave much space or distance between

Context example:

widely separated

 Context examples 

CD28 has been widely characterized as a costimulatory receptor for CD4+ T cells.

(OX40 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

CD19 is widely expressed during B-cell development, from pro-B-cell to early plasma cell stages.

(Anti-CD19 Monoclonal Antibody MDX-1342, NCI Thesaurus)

Adenylyl cyclase is encoded by the ADCY9 gene and widely distributed.

(Adenylate Cyclase, NCI Thesaurus)

Mucus-secreting cells are widely distributed through the body.

(Mucus-Secreting Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

The harmful effects of microplastics on the marine environment are widely documented.

(Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems, scidev.net)

The term "polymorphic reticulosis" has been widely used to describe the morphologic changes seen in this type of lymphoma.

(Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

CD19 is a membrane antigen that is widely expressed during B-cell development, from pro-B-cell to early plasma cell stages.

(Anti-CD19 Monoclonal Antibody MEDI-551, NCI Thesaurus)

PEA3 is widely expressed (though not in normal lymphocytes) and is especially high in brain and placenta.

(PEA3, NCI Thesaurus)

The feelings of the person who wrote, and the person who received it, are now so widely different from what they were then, that every unpleasant circumstance attending it ought to be forgotten.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The symptoms of brain diseases vary widely depending on the specific problem.

(Brain Diseases, NIH)