Talk:anywhere

Definitions merged
Neither Collins nor Webster separate the previous 2 definitions. &mdash;Saltmarsh 05:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Where in the definition is the sense that accounts for anywhere in the foillowing sentences:

They make anywhere from $500 to $600 a week.

They are anywhere from 60 to 80 years old.

anywhere from ... to ...
anywhere from...to... : used to indicate an approximate measurement of something by giving the smallest and largest possible measurements weighing anywhere from six to ten pounds Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:25, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

"miles from anywhere"
Merriam-Webster includes this phrase, because I suppose it is not literally true. Equinox ◑ 15:54, 7 April 2023 (UTC)