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Recent Examples of broad-minded Plus, a lot of social policies that many Californians consider beneficent and broad-minded that, to put it mildly, others around the country consider much less so. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025 Intelligent, beautiful, 18 to 25, broad-minded, sensitive, affectionate. Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Instead of articulating a compelling vision that could spark a broad-minded counterpunch to narrow-minded populism, Newsom has taken an oddly defeatist course in his first podcasts. Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025 Jewish groups that are more broad-minded and sensible reacted with concern over the fate of the hostages and revulsion at the entire idea. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025 The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight. Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Intelligent, beautiful, 18 to 25, broad-minded, sensitive, affectionate. Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Zweig is characteristically perceptive on the subject: Obviously, a week after Hitler had come to power the idea of monstrous events such as the burning and public execration of books, to become fact a few months later, was still beyond the comprehension of broad-minded people. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024 In his view, modern artists weren’t educated or broad-minded enough to break new ground. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broad-minded
Adjective
  • For liberal leaning shows, that number shrinks significantly, around 1 million for MSNBC and 558,000 for CNN.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
  • It was joined by all the court's conservatives and liberal Justice Elena Kagan.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • There is no cost to join the group, which is open to the public.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • With many candidates vehemently opposed to Cuomo, their supporters' next-round votes can help Mamdani, who is endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive star.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Wilcox’s 10 signings — mostly loans and free agents — formed the bedrock of a side that returned to the Premier League at the first time of asking, under a young, progressive manager in Russell Martin, who Wilcox also brought in from Swansea.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • And people were really receptive to what was dropped.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Date nights and one-on-one time have helped Haven and Aaron be more receptive to each other’s needs when sharing the responsibilities for their family.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Building these year-round, evolving immersive experiences will allow the streaming giant to embed itself further into modern culture and hopefully build loyalty amongst consumers.
    Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • The executive highlighted how Telemundo last year acquired the adaptation rights to Velvet, Atresmedia’s 2014 Spanish drama that became a global phenomenon, and launched its modern adaptation last month.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Channel 4 is open-minded about the job title for the new in-house chief, believing that the preference of the successful candidate will be an important factor.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • Children are more open-minded and ready to accept change, to be amazed and to grasp transformation without clinging to the status quo.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • The early detection of viral RNA in wild bird droppings, sometimes preceding official poultry outbreaks, suggests that unconventional surveillance in these biologically rich but infrastructurally sparse areas could play a larger role in pandemic risk mitigation.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Now, in the weeks after its unconventional 22nd anniversary celebration, the label is set to launch one of its biggest — and most personal — compilations yet.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The administration’s radical and peremptory elimination of U.S. foreign assistance removed a lever of American influence and telegraphed a level of indifference that will not go unnoticed.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Anyone who reads history knows the only reason any workers anywhere have any sort of rights is because past workers formed unions, and radical, militant ones at that.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025

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“Broad-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broad-minded. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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