broadside 1 of 2

as in sideways
with one side faced forward one car hit the other broadside and crushed the passenger door

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broadside

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noun

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In the past year anti-Jewish broadsides have come from all sides of the political spectrum, from Candace Owens, Jackson Hinkle and Andrew Tate unleashing hate on social media to demonstrators waving swastikas at American colleges. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 Economic broadsides are flying back and forth between the U.S. and Canada. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025 Sure, better a Jesse than the Pacific Lumber Company, but there’s still a sentimental solipsism in Redwood, an uneasy aspect of emotional tourism smothered in a broadside of throw-pillow truisms on connection, growth, and healing. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 Helming the meeting was Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who launched an unprecedented broadside on the attorney general in the form of an 86-page document presented to the Cabinet. arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for broadside
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  • In between those strikes, Bruno Fernandes almost scored a spectacular volley from Dalot’s long pass, his shot thumping off the crossbar.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • After the volley of letters, the future of the Trust Act is unclear.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Oilers fans booed the American national anthem, and one woman used a lull to shout an invective about Mr. Trump.
    John Branch, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • That decision, highly unusual in Japan, earned her some support from politicians, but a tide of abuse and invective on social media from people dismissing her claims.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • An anonymous handbill from 1837, later attributed to Lincoln, represents the young politician’s foray into Illinois state politics.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The article also indicates that there were handbills posted around the city in advance of the meeting to publicize it.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • When more officers got to the scene, while officers held Nichols' arms and hit him with a barrage of kicks, punches, baton strikes and pepper spray.
    Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The visitors weathered a ninth-minute goal from Spanish defender Jordi Alba in the second leg of the semifinals, then broke out just after halftime with a barrage led by in-form striker Brian White and emerging midfielder Sebastian Berhalter.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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  • The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • But the bigger problem now is the big bang of agency memos, bulletins, circulars, and other forms of regulatory dark matter—edicts that bypass traditional public-notice rulemaking procedures, allegedly lack the force of law, yet few are brave enough to ignore.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
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  • Whitmer wages charm offensive against Trump as other Dems attack As much as Trump enjoys skewering his rivals, the president has lauded Whitmer on multiple occasions since returning to power.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The experience illustrates that utility control systems and infrastructure platforms are particularly vulnerable to attack.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • Only after addressing each concern systematically—not with glossy brochures but with transparent communication and concrete commitments—did the community embrace what became a transformative project.
    Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Engaging visuals, like cartoon characters or friendly animal mascots, can make your website and brochures more appealing to children.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Broadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadside. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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