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to present or bring forward for discussion
broached the topic of plans for next year's parade
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Recent Examples of broached
Lear, who died at 101 in December 2023, was a prolific TV writer, producer and activist best known for creating the groundbreaking comedy series, All in the Family, which broached social and political issues deemed controversial at the time.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Another large topic broached in the sit-down interview was the ethics and morals that inform ChatGPT and its stewards.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In his pre-match press conference on Saturday afternoon, head coach Hansi Flick is sure to be broached on the topic and asked whether Lamine will be fit enough to play against Valencia.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In a fundraising email to supporters last week, Davids broached the threat that partisan gerrymandering could pose to her job security.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Seemingly, a detente was broached on Monday.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Finally, Matt broached the topic with Jasmine.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, the Dodgers' brain trust never broached the subject of a position change with Betts during Monday's meeting.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The concept was first broached in 2007, when city officials suggested building a 500-space garage on a portion of the library’s existing 130-space surface lot on Jefferson Avenue between Eagle and Webster streets.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Another large topic broached in the sit-down interview was the ethics and morals that inform ChatGPT and its stewards.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In his pre-match press conference on Saturday afternoon, head coach Hansi Flick is sure to be broached on the topic and asked whether Lamine will be fit enough to play against Valencia.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In a fundraising email to supporters last week, Davids broached the threat that partisan gerrymandering could pose to her job security.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Seemingly, a detente was broached on Monday.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Finally, Matt broached the topic with Jasmine.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, the Dodgers' brain trust never broached the subject of a position change with Betts during Monday's meeting.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The concept was first broached in 2007, when city officials suggested building a 500-space garage on a portion of the library’s existing 130-space surface lot on Jefferson Avenue between Eagle and Webster streets.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broached
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According to the ministry, most cases are in São Paulo though cases have surfaced as far as Pernambuco and Mato Grosso do Sul.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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After the attack, some of prejudice surfaced online again.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Its roots trace back to the Spanish colonization of Mexico in the 16th century, when wheat was introduced to the Americas.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also introduced a happy hour menu and brought back other fan favorites, SeafoodSource reported.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Investors saw this in quarterly earnings reports from Club holdings Meta Platforms, Amazon, and other Big Tech names, which raised their capital expenditures.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said Sunday that initial public offerings had raised nearly 150 billion Hong Kong dollars so far this year, ranking top globally.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those were all topics discussed at a forum for Republican candidates running to represent Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In her record-breaking guest spot on New Heights that same month, the superstar and her future brother-in-law discussed one of her special interests, numerology — which seems to have made an impact on Jason, who contemplated Travis’ new age on their show Wednesday.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Broached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broached. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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