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Recent Examples of universally
Investors are jockeying to get ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, at which the central bank is universally expected to lower rates for the first time since December.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
This has been warmly received but not universally liked.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Covici was a larger‑than‑life figure who was universally beloved.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In any case, Gaudí’s vision was never universally liked.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
And in their eagerness to join the adult world, connect with friends, and watch their favorite YouTube videos, today’s kids, from toddlers to tweens, are almost universally interested in getting their hands on a smartphone of their own.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Again, this would be universally deadly.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Mainstream Democratic leaders, including Biden, Harris, and former President Barack Obama, almost universally said the right things in the hours after Kirk’s death.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
This has been warmly received but not universally liked.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Covici was a larger‑than‑life figure who was universally beloved.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
In any case, Gaudí’s vision was never universally liked.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
And in their eagerness to join the adult world, connect with friends, and watch their favorite YouTube videos, today’s kids, from toddlers to tweens, are almost universally interested in getting their hands on a smartphone of their own.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Again, this would be universally deadly.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Mainstream Democratic leaders, including Biden, Harris, and former President Barack Obama, almost universally said the right things in the hours after Kirk’s death.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for universally
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In a matter of days, the Fed is widely expected to deliver its first rate cut in a year.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The company has also tried to limit unsolicited messages for users under 18, preventing teen profiles from being public or widely recommended.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Black creators have long served as cultural architects within the fashion industry—shaping trends, influencing aesthetics and setting the tone for what resonates globally.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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More broadly, blood biomarkers and digital tests of memory and thinking for Alzheimer's and other dementias are advanced and expected to be available clinically in the short-term.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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More generally, the Nepalese public criticized the government’s measures disproportionate impact on ordinary users.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As for Young’s Chrome Hearts, the group launched late last year, released an album, Talkin to the Trees, in June, and have toured North America extensively this summer.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everything changed on Tuesday, when Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, was extensively quoted by The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun about the legend’s future.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Universally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/universally. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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