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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It’s aimed at weakening our collective, across-the-board sense of boundaries, the mutual adherence to limits that sports are supposed to teach.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
The brand has controlled price hikes for now but expects to raise them at some point, albeit in specific spots rather than across-the-board, John said.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
For Social Security, this translates into a 24% across-the-board cut in benefits—equal to an $18,400 reduction per year for the typical couple entering retirement in 2033.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Neither Dubois nor Wilson had previously had an individual season quite so across-the-board good during their respective careers.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
The brand has controlled price hikes for now but expects to raise them at some point, albeit in specific spots rather than across-the-board, John said.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
For Social Security, this translates into a 24% across-the-board cut in benefits—equal to an $18,400 reduction per year for the typical couple entering retirement in 2033.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Neither Dubois nor Wilson had previously had an individual season quite so across-the-board good during their respective careers.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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