run the gamut

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English

Etymology

From gamut (complete range).

Pronunciation

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Verb

run the gamut (third-person singular simple present runs the gamut, present participle running the gamut, simple past ran the gamut, past participle run the gamut)

  1. (idiomatic) To encompass the full range or variety possible.
    His tastes in music run the gamut from classical to heavy metal.
    • 2018, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine:
      Palestinians often feel that the police do very little to stop settler violence, which runs the gamut from physical assault, arson, cutting or burning down olive trees, stone throwing at random Palestinian cars, and property damage.

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