across the board
1 of 2phrase
: so as to include or affect all classes or categories
cut spending across the board
also
: in all areas or respects
considered an average player across the board
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
Adjective
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Monday's across-the-board stock rally, led by the Nasdaq up 3%, is being driven by optimism that will happen.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 June 2026
For the 1 in 5 Americans who receive Social Security, that means a potential across-the-board benefit cut of roughly 22% unless Congress acts.
—John W. Diamond, Fortune, 12 June 2026
But representatives of the seven general fund departments affected by the cuts argued that the across-the-board reductions would disproportionately affect certain departments.
—Reeti Malhotra
june 11, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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Adjective
If Congress doesn't act soon then beneficiaries will see an immediate across-the-board 22% cut, which averages out at about a $500 a month loss.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Monday's across-the-board stock rally, led by the Nasdaq up 3%, is being driven by optimism that will happen.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 June 2026
For the 1 in 5 Americans who receive Social Security, that means a potential across-the-board benefit cut of roughly 22% unless Congress acts.
—John W. Diamond, Fortune, 12 June 2026
But representatives of the seven general fund departments affected by the cuts argued that the across-the-board reductions would disproportionately affect certain departments.
—Reeti Malhotra
june 11, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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“Across the board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20board. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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