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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Neither Dubois nor Wilson had previously had an individual season quite so across-the-board good during their respective careers.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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
With virtually all supply imported from Central and South America, the U.S. market is directly exposed to tariffs, including the 10% across-the-board duty imposed in April.
—Mike Winters
gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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
With virtually all supply imported from Central and South America, the U.S. market is directly exposed to tariffs, including the 10% across-the-board duty imposed in April.
—Mike Winters
gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 13 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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