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Recent Examples of broadness
The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadness
Noun
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Everything else was affected by its gravitational pull and drawn into the work of dilating it further—even the firms rumored to be at the farthest remove from the crudity, even negative emissions technologies and the market on which their credits circulated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Garlic, Cajun seasoning, thyme, and bay leaves deepen the warmth and earthiness of the dish, rounding it out with plenty of spice that infuses each bite.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Chopped sage adds a bit of green and extra earthiness, while a variety of mushrooms brings out umami flavors.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Changing the salinity or saltiness of water can come with negative impacts.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Creole seasoning adds peppery heat to keep this soup vibrant, along with apple cider vinegar which helps to balance the saltiness of the sausage and seasoning.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Broadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadness. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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