as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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across the board
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as in overall
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board.
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Recent Examples of across-the-board
Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In other words, the matter is pretty much an across-the-board aspect based on the fact that AI makers are using roughly the same approaches to building and fielding their AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 2026 budget does not include across-the-board raises for employees, Niemeyer said, but department heads could reorganize or reduce their budgets to allocate raises for their employees.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 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
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Unless Congress acts, the Social Security trust fund will start running short as soon as the early 2030s—forcing across-the-board benefit cuts of up to 20 percent.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In other words, the matter is pretty much an across-the-board aspect based on the fact that AI makers are using roughly the same approaches to building and fielding their AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 2026 budget does not include across-the-board raises for employees, Niemeyer said, but department heads could reorganize or reduce their budgets to allocate raises for their employees.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across-the-board
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For more on the Cleveland Browns and general NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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How the long-term contracts for Karlsson, Tomáš Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic under former general manager Doug Wilson put off a necessary rebuild, then backing the strip-mining job current GM Mike Grier has been doing since his 2022 hiring.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Argentina dominated all night with 68 percent possession, 11 shots on goal to one for Venezuela, and 19 shots to five overall.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The overall rate, (left) is derived from both ultraviolet and infrared observations, and is remarkably consistent across time and space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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Starting next year, semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy, will lose patent protection in countries including China and India, paving the way for cheaper generic versions to be made.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Other companies produce generic finasteride versions.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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OpenAI appears to be trying to position ChatGPT as a version of this universal interface, not through a browser, but by integrating third-party apps directly into the chatbot so users can search, shop, plan travel, and manage files without ever leaving the conversation.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The United States will produce world-class players Perhaps the most universal ‘prediction’ towards the end of the 20th century was that the United States men’s team would become a serious footballing force in the 21st century.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The flu refers to an infection caused by any of the four types of influenza viruses A, B, C, and D, with influenza A and B causing the most common seasonal outbreaks in humans.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Level 1 and Level 2 chargers are still the most common types of electric vehicle chargers in America.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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Those connections have led some critics to argue that Devin Talbott’s political and business roles fit within a broader Democratic establishment network.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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The LNPs were injected carrying the Pdha2 mRNA into the rete testis to ensure broad delivery throughout the seminiferous tubules.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across-the-board. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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