BROACHES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

broaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of broach

as in surfaces

to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight

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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 When Kamyar, her co-department-head and dear friend, broaches his upcoming parental leave, Gabrielle’s response is one part scoffing to ten parts guilt-tripping. — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 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. — 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

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This is something that surfaces at a certain point in the film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
The stronger model is one in which AI narrows the decision space, surfaces relevant signals and explains why an action is being recommended.

— Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfaces

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An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access.

— Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Israel, like many countries, raises money by selling bonds to investors, who then receive repayments with interest after a specified time period.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of raises

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But the new work found that if the rewards change with time (even by a small amount), then a second stable point emerges from the model, allowing both cooperators and defectors to coexist.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Whatever emerges from the gathering, BRICS is unlikely to become an anti-American or anti-Western power bloc anytime soon.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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But once reunited, Eddie introduces Daphne as his daughter proudly and without irony.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The Apple cart John Ternus, Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, introduces the new M2 microprocessor at Apple's WWDC 2022 developer conference at the company's headquarters, Apple Park, in Cupertino.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of introduces

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One option is credit counseling, where a professional counselor reviews your finances and discusses potential repayment strategies.

— Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
In a clip from the upcoming season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul discusses with her castmates what happened at the Bachelor mansion and the similarities between the winner and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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