widespread usage

collocation in English

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widespread
adjective
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/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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usage
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwidespread usage

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This version is not inwidespreadusageand should be more fully explained in the opening chapters.
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A factor that may be inhibiting morewidespreadusageof "internal immobilisation" is the time-consuming nature of the treatments.
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He also invented the sky lobby for high rises and helped in initiating thewidespreadusageof computers for structural engineering.
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And so for a while, it appeared gas lighting would retain itswidespreadusage.
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Some dictionaries describewidespreadusageof senior citizen for people over the age of 65.
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In this sense, mangonel had poorer accuracy than a trebuchet (which was introduced later, shortly before the discovery andwidespreadusageof gunpowder).
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Despite itswidespreadusage, the plant was never domesticated, and therefore was poorly documented.
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He also noted however that itswidespreadusagemight have led to it becoming a purely decorative device with no real symbolic importance.
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Although this approach solved the problems inherent in previous attempts at this technology, it did not gainwidespreadusagefor other films.
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The term has not entered intowidespreadusage.
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Suchwidespreadusageindicates a high level of literacy, including women and children.
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Interactionist concepts that have gainedwidespreadusageinclude definition of the situation, emotion work, impression management, looking glass self, and total institution.
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This model becomes relevant when universal access andwidespreadusageof the technology have become part of the norm in terms of government-citizen interaction.
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This is believed to be the main reason for their rarity in spite of theirwidespreadusageat the time.
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While many of these terms are now obsolete, some remain inwidespreadusage.
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This symbol is unique to the county with a venerable tradition andwidespreadusage.
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The play was first performed in 1816, but the term did not come intowidespreadusageuntil the 1880s.
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Itswidespreadusagecan be attributed to its effectiveness.
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Thewidespreadusageof these two documents for identification purposes has made them de facto identity cards.
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The phrase has foundwidespreadusageand many children will hear it (or similar advice) during their childhood lives.
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