broad-gauge

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈgāj How to pronounce broad-gauge (audio)
variants or broad-gauged
Definition of broad-gaugenext
as in comprehensive
covering everything or all important points a broad-gauge book about roses that covers just about everything you could want to know about roses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broad-gauge
  1. comprehensive
  2. full
  3. complete
  4. panoramic
  5. general
  6. large
Adjective
  • Workers United, which has a bargaining delegation that represents workers at 525 Starbucks stores in the United States, said the coffee giant has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled.
    Juveria Tabassum, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Successfully navigating a career change requires a comprehensive understanding of the new industry and skillfully marketing your transferable skills to prospective employers.
    Dieneria Brown, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of comprehensive
Adjective
  • The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Inside the exam hall, a big room with long windows, full of quiet, Gabriel felt unfettered.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of full
Adjective
  • Trump allies had been concerned that a successful effort to derail Hegseth’s candidacy would empower opposition to other nominees, undermining his projections of complete dominance of the party.
    Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Seven have died in Broward since 2000, the earliest date with complete data.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of complete
Adjective
  • Marisol, the property's breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot, serves Mediterranean flavors and handcrafted cocktails against panoramic ocean views.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2006, Weiner purchased a 3,400-square-foot home atop Mount Helena with a panoramic view of town.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of panoramic
Adjective
  • The study authors also found higher scores on general wellbeing, career satisfaction, and overall work quality of life.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The Jets would consider hiring a head coach before their general manager, according to ESPN, which is a less traditional approach.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of general
Adjective
  • The system should scale to large data sets, train models reliably and cost-effectively, and serve the model predictions while meeting latency requirements.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • So those tend to be the ones that is, some companies still large scale, Fortune 500, that are touting fully remote, but most of those are breaking that down and starting to move back into at least hybrid.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of large
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