broaches

present tense third-person singular of broach
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as in surfaces
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight

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Recent Examples of broaches Later in the conversation, when Anderson broaches DiCaprio’s actual age, the actor compares turning 50 to turning 35. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025 The issues that Star Trek broaches allegorically and Sex and the City explores through satire were real, and painful enough to keep Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus on the bestseller list. Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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  • The series is technically a prequel to 2017's IT and 2019's IT Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why experts urge parents to have conversations with their children on how to identify these trends—as well as strategies for managing social media when this content inevitably surfaces.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Calf raises with a slow lower Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and lift both heels as high as possible.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The new study raises important questions about the role flexible work arrangements could play in helping fertility rates rebound, Bloom said.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.
    Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Also effective is the picture that gradually emerges of the two parents at the center of this whole thing.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • For the Fed, that introduces a serious blind spot.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • From a Christmas Toy Drive to a family dinner full of surprises where Kayleigh introduces Darren to Denise (Jackée Harry), her mom, the two clash and connect in a series of moments that are both funny and heartfelt.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • On the podcast, Michaels discusses topics centered around health and wellness with different guests, and the conversations span mental health, science, current events, relationships and work life.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Here, Ilori discusses his new mission.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Broaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaches. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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