far and wide vs wherever

far and wide

adv
  • Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere. 

wherever

adv
  • Where ever; an emphatic form of where. 

  • In, at or to any place that one likes or chooses. 

  • The place (no matter where) in, at or to which. 

conj
  • In, at or to any place (that); anywhere. 

  • Used to show that one does not know where someone or something is located. 

  • In, at or to all places or situations (that); everywhere. 

  • Regardless of the place in, at or to which. 

How often have the words far and wide and wherever occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )