NATIONWIDE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

nationwide

adjective

Definition of nationwide

as in national

including or involving all parts of a nation or country a nationwide initiative to improve infrastructure

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Recent Examples of nationwide Access to over 95,000 fee-free ATMs nationwide, one of the largest networks available. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 His team rewarded the school, and its gamble to move its season opener across the Atlantic Ocean, with an 0-1 start from a trash performance played before a nationwide TV audience. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 Cherry Winks This recipe became a nationwide sensation in the 1950s, and what better time to bring it back? — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nationwide

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The Rattlers finished 4-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play in 2025, just two seasons removed from winning the Celebration Bowl and a Black college football national championship.

— John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
What started as a hangover fix in Las Vegas is now a national industry testing the edges of medicine, cosmetics and longevity science — and the next wave, built around a molecule called NAD+, is already reshaping the menu.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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His father, Kenneth Getty, who died last year, was convicted and sentenced to federal prison for bid-rigging stemming from his time as mayor in the 1990s.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The practice expands Canyon County’s long-running cooperation with federal immigration agents, including controversial jail holds and a 2025 racetrack raid that prompted racial profiling lawsuits from Latino families.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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