across-the-board
adjective
1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase
Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Still, an array of tariffs remain in place, including an across-the-board 10% levy that applies to imports from nearly all countries.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 May 2025
His deal with President Trump was the first Mr. Trump made with any country since imposing across-the-board tariffs on dozens of trading partners.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Crespo’s blueprint would freeze state government hiring and impose an across-the-board reduction in discretionary spending to ensure money is available for potential near-term negative surprises courtesy of the Trump administration.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
These cuts, however, must be strategic, justified, and well placed to be effective.
Large and sudden across-the-board cuts, however, inevitably end up cutting or killing essential research funding and the firing of highly talented people.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 May 2025
His deal with President Trump was the first Mr. Trump made with any country since imposing across-the-board tariffs on dozens of trading partners.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Crespo’s blueprint would freeze state government hiring and impose an across-the-board reduction in discretionary spending to ensure money is available for potential near-term negative surprises courtesy of the Trump administration.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
These cuts, however, must be strategic, justified, and well placed to be effective.
Large and sudden across-the-board cuts, however, inevitably end up cutting or killing essential research funding and the firing of highly talented people.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for across-the-board
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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