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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
Noun
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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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Sugar is the traditional sweetener in lassi, but the maple syrup here adds a subtle earthiness and dissolves quickly while blending.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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The matcha flavor is sweet with just a subtle hint of matcha earthiness, rounded out with sprinkles and glaze on top.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nestled between the layers is a genuinely heartfelt story that blooms from beneath all the aesthetic and verbal vulgarity, thus making innate, and intuitive, his ongoing, ever-evolving manifesto on the state of things.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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But the Aggies started to pick up steam in recent months and surged to earn his commitment, which could explain the saltiness from Canes fans regarding his announcement antics.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Shallots and a lemon vinaigrette balance watermelon's sweetness with a bite, while feta adds a pleasant saltiness.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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“Broadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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