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Recent Examples of broadside
Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
The head came up broadside, facing to Bill’s left, and Bill sought the bear’s ear with the crosshairs.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
This was before Weiss promoted Ben Shapiro’s broadside against Kelly at Turning Point’s annual conference, triggering a searing response from the conservative commentator.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
The six-point bull turned broadside, and Teig pulled his arrow back.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
The head came up broadside, facing to Bill’s left, and Bill sought the bear’s ear with the crosshairs.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
This song from West Coast singer-songwriter Odin Coleman takes a different sonic approach, conjuring centuries-old Appalachian traditions in this banjo broadside.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
This was before Weiss promoted Ben Shapiro’s broadside against Kelly at Turning Point’s annual conference, triggering a searing response from the conservative commentator.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadside
Adverb
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That’s more than a third of the opening round going sideways.—
Ryan Brennan
March 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Now the museum has expanded sideways, growing a separate but connected neighbor.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The person declined to detail what’s in the Democrats’ latest volley.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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When Alejandro Bran struck a volley from 24 yards out last week at BMO Stadium, the Costa Rican delivered a lightning strike that LD Alajuelense needed in order to have a chance of defeating the Los Angeles Football Club.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some of those pushing anti-Jewish invective on the right are opportunists.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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After years of inflammatory social-media posts and antisemitic invective, Kanye West has taken out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal that traces his erratic behavior to his 2002 car crash.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Posters, handbills, ephemera—all were charged with code-red urgency.—
Joel Lobenthal,
Air Mail,
7 Mar. 2026
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No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc. Weapons or explosives of any kind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trailing 102-91, Houston unleashed a 23-7 stampede, burying the Heat under a barrage of three-pointers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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With a barrage of 3-pointers and an eagerness to play to the crowd, Hardaway tried to provide that edge Friday night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Look for items on sale via the weekly store circular.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Now, the country is wracked by the terror of a new, heavier bombardment, with more than 1,000 dead since March 2, when Hezbollah fired projectiles into Israel to avenge the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, sparking Israeli retaliation.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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With communications largely severed, trying to find out how family and friends are faring under bombardments is a stressful ordeal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Broadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadside. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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