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Recent Examples of broadside
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s latest broadside against the Smithsonian Institution and slavery was another example of his willingness to barrel into cultural wars with unpredictable political results, writes The Hill’s Niall Stanage.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 21 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
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Adverb
The driver of a pickup truck towing a trailer traveling north on Elk Grove Florin was making a U-turn into the southbound lane when the motorcycle struck the truck broadside, department officials said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s latest broadside against the Smithsonian Institution and slavery was another example of his willingness to barrel into cultural wars with unpredictable political results, writes The Hill’s Niall Stanage.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 21 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadside
Adverb
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the venture went sideways when the revenue from 30-second ad spots fell well below projections, with ABC later canceling the series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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McSorley, who made his first career start, put away a volley from the top of the 6-yard box to open the scoring in the 10th minute.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Pacing yourself so your shields regenerate and picking up large green gems to produce a powerful return volley of shots is particularly satisfying.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the months before the $5 million match, Ali turned up the invective, calling Frazier dumb, mocking his dark skin, and painting him as a lackey for his white handlers.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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His politics may explain Whitehouse’s general opposition to the current occupant of the White House, though not necessarily the invective.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 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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The barrage lasted for more than 12 hours, the president said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The barrage was the third largest reported by the Ukrainian air force since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, underlining Kyiv’s challenge even after this week getting stronger signs of support from the US.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 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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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, Food Lion, Kroger, Walmart, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Publix, Costco, Sam's Club, Save A Lot and Piggly Wiggly.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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This is consistent with AI’s reliance on the global bombardment of the Democratic Republic of Congo.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Poland said Russian fighter jets also flew over the Polish Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic Sea on September 19 and Moscow was condemned for drones fired during its bombardment of Ukraine landing in Poland earlier in the month.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Broadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadside. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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