broadly

adverb

Definition of broadlynext
as in highly
to a large extent or degree the new policy is broadly applicable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadly
  1. highly
  2. greatly
  3. much
  4. utterly
  5. significantly
  6. largely
Adverb
  • This picture helps companies like ours craft personalized, highly relevant entertainment experiences, as well as advertising with the potential to not only land in front of the right audience but to further enhance the entertainment experience by appearing in the right context on the right device.
    Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Supreme Court's conservative majority has historically been highly deferential to the government's position on matters of national security, but the justices are also likely to be cautious about a precedent-setting decision that could silence a wildly popular communication tool.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Its openness to other countries also greatly increased, with China now allowing citizens from 58 destinations to visit visa-free — half of which were added in the past year — according to the Henley Openness Index.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Some policies along these lines are greatly needed.
    Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • Ultimately, there's much more at play with housing affordability than how the Fed sets interest rates.
    Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of much
Adverb
  • With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • To the utterly vanquished and frequently mocked 3-14 Cleveland Browns goes the second pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • Despite security threats increasing in volume and severity, a 2024 World Economic Forum report found that only 15% of organizations expect cyber skills and education to significantly ramp up by 2026.
    Todd Moore, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In December, 121 W. Trade St. sold for about $32 million, which is significantly less than its last transaction price of $71.6 million, CBJ reported.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of significantly
Adverb
  • What To Know Lebanon's nuanced internal politics are impacted by shifting factions and alliances largely consisting of leaders who participated in the country's devastating 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, making presidential elections difficult.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The song traces its new No. 2 peak largely to 8 million official U.S. streams (up 166%) registered during the Dec. 27-Jan. 2 tracking week, according to Luminate.
    Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of largely
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broadly

broad-minded

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