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Recent Examples of broadness
The layer of comic broadness on top of the romance also seemed intended to compensate for the fact that the dating itself wasn’t particularly compelling.
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Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.
—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
Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.
—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
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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
Noun
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And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet Burr never stoops to crudity.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Pop’s vocals add imperfect earthiness, grounding the album in what feels almost like blues call-and-response.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
16 June 2026
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Its mild earthiness offers a nice counterpoint to the savory tomato sauce and punchy spices in the drink too, Hale tells us.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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On Monday night, that park seemed so far away as Knicks fans rained vulgarities down on Wembanyama and his teammates inside Madison Square Garden.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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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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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Ocean Observatories Initiative was established in 2016 and involves around 900 instruments across parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, especially designed to withstand the immense pressure and corrosive saltiness of the ocean depths.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Each manufacturer's kosher salt will have subtle differences in flavor, saltiness level, and volume.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
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“Broadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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