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Recent Examples of broadside
Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Other administration officials have been much more direct, sometimes scathing in their broadsides at Powell.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The broadside by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought opened up a new front in Trump’s war of words against Powell.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Last month, Armstrong celebrated Green Day’s debut appearance at the Download Festival in the U.K. with another broadside against the administration.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Adverb
Just last week, Trump fired the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official after a broadside by Loomer.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Other administration officials have been much more direct, sometimes scathing in their broadsides at Powell.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The broadside by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought opened up a new front in Trump’s war of words against Powell.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Last month, Armstrong celebrated Green Day’s debut appearance at the Download Festival in the U.K. with another broadside against the administration.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadside
Adverb
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Thrown into the mix are shady Middle Eastern arms dealers, equally shady CIA operatives and various plots that lead to a bombing at a US military base and a raid on an ISIS stronghold that goes sideways.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, beneath the surface lies a hidden world of swirling currents, where grains sneak sideways or loop in circles instead of following the obvious flow.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stamper told jurors Stines fired nine shots in multiple volleys.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The actor also has been involved in occurrences of being verbal and physically aggressive, hurling racists invectives, as well as being out and out violent on a number of occasions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Despite the invective and hyperbole the Guild continues to inject into the process, which have included gratuitous and nasty personal attacks, the Daily News stands ready to sit down as often as necessary and as long as necessary.—
The Daily News,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 810 drones and 13 missiles into the country in the latest barrage, of which 747 drones and four missiles were shot down.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drone and missile barrage killed four people and caused damage across the north, south and east of the country, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.—
Lidia Kelly,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
Noun
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In addition to weekly sales available in circulars, discounts in the Giant Eagle mobile app, and grocery and fuel rewards through a loyalty program, the spokesman said Giant Eagle will be working with suppliers to explore all opportunities to maintain and reduce costs.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Association of Voice Artists of India (AVA) is more active than ever, issuing circulars and organizing forums for artists in their quest to spread awareness about how to survive and demand fair wages in an environment of uncertainty.—
Zico Ghosh,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Broadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadside. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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