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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Hertzog included an image displaying feeder cattle futures and showing across-the-board declines in contract prices for young cattle.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Spitznagle said that across-the-board approach prevents users from switching products instead of quitting or pulling back.
—Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Sinners topped the Critics Choice Awards shortlists with a whopping 13 mentions and is the only film to be named on all 11 of the lists, earning across-the-board recognition in every category.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The decisive across-the-board wins would suggest big support for the party when compared to the alternative.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Spitznagle said that across-the-board approach prevents users from switching products instead of quitting or pulling back.
—Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Sinners topped the Critics Choice Awards shortlists with a whopping 13 mentions and is the only film to be named on all 11 of the lists, earning across-the-board recognition in every category.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
The decisive across-the-board wins would suggest big support for the party when compared to the alternative.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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