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 During the Carter administration, Stansfield Turner, the director of the CIA, again broached the idea of economic espionage internally at the agency but also met with strong resistance. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Expect political fights, secrets spilled and truths finally broached. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 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
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  1. surfaced
  2. introduced
  3. raised
  4. discussed
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  • In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The clips of the event that surfaced show male dancers in cowboy hats dancing and stripping on stage, reports the Daily Mail.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • The government also promised 15,000 additional places in higher education, introduced across the next two years, and increases in student grants linked to inflation from the start of the next academic year.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Government bond investors want cuts to public spending, less borrowing and business-friendly measures aimed at boosting growth, such as reversing some of the payroll tax increases introduced under Reeves.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • The judge also raised concerns the effort would disenfranchise eligible voters and create election chaos.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Koizumi raised concern Thursday about China's increasing naval activity in southwestern Japan.
    — JIM GOMEZ, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • What remains unclear is how investigators determined the contribution of climate change to the mold found in the particular schools discussed.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Price alerts, discussed in the FTC’s shopping guide, can automate the wait.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Broached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broached. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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