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broached

verb

past tense of broach
1
as in surfaced
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight

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2
as in introduced
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 That's never been broached by the state government or by the city government. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Alcantara occasionally pitching in save situations between starts was an idea broached by the Marlins staff just a few weeks ago. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 The film takes cannibalism – rarely broached in Malaysian popular cinema – as both literal premise and social metaphor, training its lens on characters pushed to extremes by poverty and ambition. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 After the pair had finally acted on latent feelings for each other and decided to be together, Oona first broached the topic of Ramona leaving for New York and leaving her behind when Ramona pitched it as a not-yet final decision. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Matar repeatedly broached the fatwa with contacts in messaging apps in 2021 and 2022, according to exhibits shown in court. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 This kind of arrangement isn’t new—when ARTnews broached the subject with New York’s Michael Hort, who collects with his wife Susan, he was puzzled as to why there should even be a story about it. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 The report also broached the topic of culture and workplace concerns. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 When The Observer mentioned Muller relaying that story and the discussion the duo had was broached, Ajayi began beaming. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broached
  1. surfaced
  2. introduced
  3. raised
  4. discussed
Verb
  • The stock trading surfaced in May of this year, when a first-quarter filing listed roughly 3,600 transactions in 90 days.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, a recording of their conversation surfaced on Channel 14, a pro-Netanyahu television network.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of surfaced
Verb
  • In the Bay Area, San Francisco supervisors introduced a proposal earlier this month to block data centers for 45 days while the city creates new codes.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kane also introduced some new styles, like the asymmetrical axe bag in white leather, and the chop, a smaller, curved shoulder bag style, both centered on the idea of cutting away at a Mulberry tree to promote new growth, Kane explained backstage.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • Bear 620 was raised with her cousin, Bear #690 (Bean), who won the Fat Bear Week Junior competition in 2022.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking a week after the Federal Open Market Committee raised benchmark borrowing rates by a quarter percentage point, Paulson said inflation trends are still worrying.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of raised
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  • Under the version that’s been discussed, the federal credit could be stacked on top of state credits, and in some states taxpayers would end up covering close to half the budget of a movie made by Netflix, Apple, or Amazon.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In July 2026, Richard Teng discussed utility as an important factor in digital-asset adoption, including services that combine payments, wallets, and other financial functions.
    — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Broached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broached. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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