all over the map

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all over the map

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idiomatic Widely scattered or distributed; numerous and differing greatly. The Kip Hanrahan Band, which opened the concert, is after its own ambitious American-Latin fusion, with internationalist rhythms, introspective lyrics and musicians from all over the map.
idiomatic In widely scattered directions; in a widely varying manner. “I hit it all over the map,” Anderson joked.

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@misc{all_over_the_map_2026,
  title = {all over the map},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20over%20the%20map},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}