as in highly
to a large extent or degree
the new policy is broadly applicable
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Recent Examples of broadly
Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
More broadly, blood biomarkers and digital tests of memory and thinking for Alzheimer's and other dementias are advanced and expected to be available clinically in the short-term.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Overnight in Asia, stocks were broadly higher.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
The increase, which was broadly in line with economists’ expectations, is the highest rate since January and above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More broadly, what kinds of stories of survivance do these photographs enable, support, and continue?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
And that presents a systemic risk to not just Oracle, in particular, but to the tech sector more broadly.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Especially in multilocation organizations, consider using pilot programs to test and make the case before rolling out more broadly.
—Hamid Farooqui, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But Angel Studios also features a range of content more broadly in the inspirational vein.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
More broadly, blood biomarkers and digital tests of memory and thinking for Alzheimer's and other dementias are advanced and expected to be available clinically in the short-term.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Overnight in Asia, stocks were broadly higher.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
The increase, which was broadly in line with economists’ expectations, is the highest rate since January and above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More broadly, what kinds of stories of survivance do these photographs enable, support, and continue?
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
And that presents a systemic risk to not just Oracle, in particular, but to the tech sector more broadly.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Especially in multilocation organizations, consider using pilot programs to test and make the case before rolling out more broadly.
—Hamid Farooqui, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But Angel Studios also features a range of content more broadly in the inspirational vein.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadly
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Sweeping is especially important in highly trafficked areas of the home, such as the kitchen or entryway, to prevent food and dirt from attracting pests and negatively impacting your home's air quality.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Each piece of evidence, Lane and other experts said, greatly improves law enforcement’s chances of identifying the suspect.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Events like this greatly contribute to the further promotion of women’s football.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Last year, Jefferson’s average yards per route run was considerably less against press coverage than off coverage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The company is where the customer pain is sharpest, but Lerner sees a much larger opportunity.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sounds of the deep, burbly bass-baritone exhaust dancing atop the engine’s upper intake sounds in the treble clef—utterly magnificent.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As for Young’s Chrome Hearts, the group launched late last year, released an album, Talkin to the Trees, in June, and have toured North America extensively this summer.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everything changed on Tuesday, when Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, was extensively quoted by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun about the legend’s future.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While the overall unemployment rate in 2024 was 11%, the youth unemployment rate stood significantly higher at 21%.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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More significantly, Abu Dhabi funded the development of Russia’s unique Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system, receiving units up to three years before the Russian Army even did.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The talk show host had not revealed his children's names and has largely kept their faces off of social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And largely that is replaced with people on devices or on video games.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Broadly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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