range over

range over (something or some place)

To move, travel, or search over a large area or place. You can let your animals range over the pasture behind my grandfather's cabin. We ranged over the many acres, keeping watch for bandits and wolves.
See also: over, range
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

range over something

to cover an area; to travel about in one area. The buffalo ranged over vast areas of prairie, grazing and breeding. These animals range over a very large territory.
See also: over, range
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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