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run the gamut

  1. To cover a whole range: “The students' reactions to the novel ran the gamut from delight to loathing.”


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Idioms and Phrases

Extend over an entire range, as in His music runs the gamut from rock to classical . This expression alludes to the medieval musical scale of Guido d'Arezzo, gamut being a contraction of gamma and ut , the lowest and highest notes respectively. [Mid-1800s]
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These films have run the gamut — sometimes focusing on the survivors, sometimes on the shooters, sometimes on the parents — and likewise their strategies have varied, either promising catharsis, hope or insight.

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Beyond food, their options run the gamut of commercial goods: iPads, Plan B, Narcan, and actual bullets.

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“We know that the list of needs is deep and will run the gamut from child care to housing assistance,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes Altadena, parts of which were leveled by the Eaton fire.

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LAX has a handful of those lounges, and they run the gamut between being complimentary for certain credit cardholders to commanding over $1,000 for the price of admission.

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They run the gamut from President Biden and his family, whom the president-elect has promised to pay back on Day 1 of his tenure by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate unspecified crimes; to former Rep. Liz Cheney, whom he recently suggested should face something like a firing squad; to judges involved in his prosecutions; and journalists who refuse to give up their sources.

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