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broad-based

adjective

: involving or attracting many different types of people
a broad-based environmental movement

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This means building a thriving and broad-based AI ecosystem – not a top-heavy skyscraper for tech giants to dictate from. Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025 Support was somewhat lower but still broad-based among members of the older workforce, including nearly three out of four workers from the Baby Boomer generation (73%). Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Gains were broad-based on Wednesday, with household goods, autos, media and mining stocks all up by around 0.6%. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025 One is the audiences, who are very spontaneous and responsive and broad-based. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for broad-based

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“Broad-based.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-based. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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