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WORLDWIDE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of worldwide scope or applicability
Example:
universal experience
Synonyms:
cosmopolitan; ecumenical; general; oecumenical; universal; world-wide; worldwide
Classified under:
Similar:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
Example:
a worldwide epidemic
Synonyms:
world-wide; worldwide
Classified under:
Similar:
intercontinental (extending or taking place between or among continents)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Example:
of worldwide significance
Synonyms:
global; planetary; world; world-wide; worldwide
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)
Context examples:
Staphylococcus infections cause tens of thousands of deaths worldwide each year.
(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)
Cardiovascular diseases are predicted to be the most common cause of death worldwide by 2020.
(Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2 Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
AACR also fosters research in cancer and related biomedical sciences and promotes public education, science education and training to advance the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment worldwide.
(American Association of Cancer Research, NCI Thesaurus)
Scientists may have discovered how the most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease destroys brain cells and devastates many patients worldwide.
(Too much protein may kill brain cells as Parkinson’s progresses, NINDS)
Unfortunately, the rate of asthma worldwide remains high.
(Fish-Rich Diet Beneficial for Children with Asthma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
EBV infection is nearly ubiquitous in the human population worldwide.
(Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases, National Institutes of Health)
Congenital malformations, also known as birth defects, are the leading cause of infant deaths and diseases worldwide.
(NIH creates Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations, NIH)
Laetrile has been used as an anticancer treatment in humans worldwide, but scientific evidence does not support its effectiveness.
(Laetrile, NCI Thesaurus)
Until then, only nine eggs had been found worldwide—in China and Argentina—three of which with embryos, but all of them crushed and compacted.
(Brazil and China scientists unearth pterosaur eggs with preserved embryos, Agência Brasil)
Sudden large-scale changes in plant populations, such as the tree die-offs observed worldwide in recent decades, could affect the rate at which climate changes.
(What's killing trees during droughts?, National Science Foundation)
