Question of the Day #1229

State House candidates run the gamut on experience

From the headline of this article at the Macomb Daily.

  上記の文で、run the gamutの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "run the gamut" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

全域にまたがる

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to encompass an entire range of something

 

Examples

1. Their projects run the gamut from mobile homes to luxury condos.
2. The show runs the gamut of 20th century design.
3. The reviews for the film ran the gamut from contempt to qualified rapture.
4. The few apps that are available run the gamut between difficult to use and almost too easy. — Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
5. At 33, Swift has run the gamut from country to electro pop to indie folk and emerged as the world’s top-drawing performer in the process. — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023

   

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