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Recent Examples of broadness
Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadness
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet Burr never stoops to crudity.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The matcha flavor is sweet with just a subtle hint of matcha earthiness, rounded out with sprinkles and glaze on top.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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This wine is co-fermented with Cabernet Franc, which adds an extra layer of brightness and earthiness in the mid-palate.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2026
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In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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His vulgarity, insults and threats do not make America great.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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The floral lavender flavor is balanced out by the sweetness of the honey and saltiness of the cake’s graham cracker crust.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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Too heavy-handed with the saltshaker—a little squeeze will balance the saltiness in sauces and soups.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Broadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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