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planetwide

planetwide

4.2
Across the whole planet
  • adverb
  • /ˈplænɪtˌwaɪd/
translation icon : planetariamente
  • The new health initiative aims to improve living standards planetwide, reaching communities in every corner of the globe.

Examples

  • The climate change conference was broadcast planetwide, allowing people from all over the world to participate.

  • The ceremony had been broadcast planetwide and would be rebroadcast at various worlds throughout the galaxy.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Genocide in service of the Eurocentered story continues relentlessly planetwide, primarily through the various forms of economic globalization, also known as Americanization (the destruction of sustainable economies and the creation of dependency in the name of progress and civilization).

    Academic text (2000)
  • Following the discovery, the news spread planetwide, with updates shared in multiple languages across various media outlets.

Synonyms

throughout
vsplanetwide
1.0

In every part of a place or during the whole time

restricts that sense to the entire Earth rather than any place or time
around the world
vsplanetwide
571 1.0

In many different countries on all continents

implies coverage of the entire Earth rather than just many countries
all over the world
vsplanetwide
244 1.0

In many countries around the world

means coverage across the whole Earth, not only many countries
worldwide
vsplanetwide
213 2.1

To every part of the world

has identical meaning but uses a different root word
globally
vsplanetwide
77 3.5

All over the world

focuses more on presence across the entire Earth rather than effect
world over
vsplanetwide
29 3.8

Everywhere in the world

is similar but prefers stating presence throughout the entire Earth
far and wide
vsplanetwide
27 2.6

In many places across a large area

denotes coverage of the whole Earth rather than just wide areas
world-wide
vsplanetwide
1 2.3

Happening in many countries around the world

is the same idea expressed without the hyphen

How Widespread

planetwide
4.2
internationally
103 2.9
nationally
160 3.0
regionally
9 4.0
locally
127 1.4

Surface Forms

planetwide positive

Morphology

planetwide = planet + wide (transparent) = planet + wide

The meaning is directly compositional: 'planet' plus 'wide' straightforwardly yields the sense of applying across an entire planet.

Etymology

The word planetwide is formed from planet ('Earth' or 'world') and wide ('covering a large area'), similar to worldwide. So when used as an adverb, planetwide means 'throughout the whole planet'.