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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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Netflix is the largest contributor in the market Stateside, with revenues up by 14% in 2025 following an across-the-board price increase at the start of the year.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
And a $120 million deficit the city faces in the new budget for fiscal 2027 is expected to require across-the-board cuts instead of the $55 million funding increase transportation officials say is needed to shrink the backlogs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
By 2033, the trust fund will run dry, triggering that immense, across-the-board drop that is slated to punish the most vulnerable Americans by collapsing all benefits an equal share regardless of income.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Social Security’s trust fund for retirement benefits may run out in 2032, which could prompt an across-the-board benefit cut, according to projections from the Social Security Administration and Congressional Budget Office.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Netflix is the largest contributor in the market Stateside, with revenues up by 14% in 2025 following an across-the-board price increase at the start of the year.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
And a $120 million deficit the city faces in the new budget for fiscal 2027 is expected to require across-the-board cuts instead of the $55 million funding increase transportation officials say is needed to shrink the backlogs.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
By 2033, the trust fund will run dry, triggering that immense, across-the-board drop that is slated to punish the most vulnerable Americans by collapsing all benefits an equal share regardless of income.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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%20the%20board. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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