across-the-board
adjective
1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase
Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Thus, the problem is across-the-board and not confined to a specific vendor or app.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As is the case with almost all country-specific duties Trump has enacted, sectoral tariffs — such as the 50% across-the-board tariff on steel and aluminum, as well as others he’s threatened — won’t be stacked.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The actors were across-the-board great, including some excellent new additions in Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara, and Jeffrey Wright.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
Kirkmeyer and Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, the top Republican in the House, have said Polis should’ve immediately instituted across-the-board budget cuts using his own statutory authority, without having to call lawmakers back early.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As is the case with almost all country-specific duties Trump has enacted, sectoral tariffs — such as the 50% across-the-board tariff on steel and aluminum, as well as others he’s threatened — won’t be stacked.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The actors were across-the-board great, including some excellent new additions in Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara, and Jeffrey Wright.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
Kirkmeyer and Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, the top Republican in the House, have said Polis should’ve immediately instituted across-the-board budget cuts using his own statutory authority, without having to call lawmakers back early.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for across-the-board
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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