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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 broaches
Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broaches
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According to Thea Gallagher, clinical psychologist and associate professor at NYU Langone Health, this moment often surfaces realities that were easy to ignore during the parenting years.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Feb. 2026
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The hardships sparked mass emigration and economic collapse, leaving an even deeper mark — one that still surfaces in quiet dinners with strangers like us.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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As more than 10 nations in Europe are participating in the F-35 program, this raises concerns related to Trump’s tariff-heavy diplomacy.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The increasing integration of blockchain and the finance industry raises uncomfortable questions of whether crypto is betraying its founding ideals, which saw Bitcoin as a rebellion against the big bank and government control of the financial system.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The unions pointed to December and January revenues that have exceeded projections and called for a stand-alone meeting once a clearer picture of Proposition 98 funding — the state’s constitutional formula that guarantees minimum funding for K-12 schools — emerges.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In slalom, the top 30 finishers from the first run are inverted and from that pack emerges the medal winner.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The campaign introduces 25-year-old actress Rain Spencer as a Josie Maran brand partner, featured in an upcoming short film as part of the body wash launch.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rather than offering comfort, however, the rocking cradle, accompanied by a compilation of folkloric lullabies, introduces a sense of unease, inviting viewers to consider how political systems shape lives from their earliest moments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the first, former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander discusses significant changes in how NFL teams treat his former position.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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D’Amaro has built stronger relationships and discusses storytelling and creativity more fluently than Chapek did, even as his Hollywood experience is limited.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Broaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaches. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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