as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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across the board
2 of 2phrase
as in overall
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board.
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Recent Examples of across-the-board
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The shift to a lower, across-the-board tariff, places South Africa back on roughly equal footing with global peers.
—Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The administration has already used Section 232 investigations to impose across-the-board duties on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, furniture, cars and car parts.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Mamdani has alternatives to drastic across-the-board agency cuts.
—Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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The White House has not clarified whether the across-the-board Section 122 tariff will apply on top of existing tariffs for countries that have made trade deals.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The shift to a lower, across-the-board tariff, places South Africa back on roughly equal footing with global peers.
—Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The administration has already used Section 232 investigations to impose across-the-board duties on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, furniture, cars and car parts.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Mamdani has alternatives to drastic across-the-board agency cuts.
—Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across-the-board
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And there is a general lack of a clear approach.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Major rainfall in December and early February created ideal breeding conditions, said Susanne Kluh, general manager for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The best recent example of this rule is the green energy industry (solar and wind power), which has been heavily boosted with taxpayer dollars for almost 50 years now and is still an inconsequential form of overall energy supply.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Conte’s prediction that the Premier League’s overall level would increase and that complacent clubs would plummet down the table has come to pass.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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And Democrats have maintained a healthy lead in the generic ballot.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics string together repetitive and mostly generic metaphors comparing love to death and commitment to confinement.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lock In Pricing In Winter Price increases are often announced at the beginning of the mowing season in March, though this isn't universal.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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House leadership prefers to defer more universal regulations over the field to the federal government.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Living spaces From the ceilings to the floors, there are ample spaces for dirt to hide in common living spaces.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The tensions inside the AP — and Rinehart’s articulation of a case many managers believe but are reluctant to make — reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism, a costly craft filled with strong-willed individuals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, if disruptions last significantly longer, storage facilities in Gulf countries could quickly reach capacity, forcing broader production cuts and adding further upward pressure on oil prices.—
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CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across-the-board. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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