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
Adverb
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Bidding for Stem, which in 2023 secured a $250 million credit agreement with Victory Park Capital, was said to be highly competitive.—
Shirley Halperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 due to the highly effective vaccination program, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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None of this would matter greatly if Murillo did not fully comprehend that the priority for a centre-back is to keep out the opposition.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, his commercial interests in China would suffer greatly if war were to break out.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The heaviest rain will fall in that early morning period, with lighter rain continuing through 6 a.m. or 7 a.m., and then becoming much more scattered in nature through the day on Thursday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Then refresh your living room with this pretty tufted sofa that looks much more expensive than its $500 price tag, and consider adding this comfy sling chair to your space, too.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Morgenthaler’s version—amaretto and lemon, punched up with a pour of high-proof bourbon, and smoothed out with an egg white—utterly transforms the drink.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
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And sure enough, the Mid-Atlantic Brood Map, which tracks cicada populations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, shows Brood 14 utterly bypassing the Free State.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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In the Garden State, property taxes are significantly higher than those in the rest of the country.—
Maddie McGay,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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The results were somewhat surprising: Study participants who clocked more sleep, between six and nine hours, had significantly higher levels of E3G, an estrogen marker, than those who only slept between three and six hours, explains Divaraniya and her research team.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Infrastructure and landscape-scale projects that help protect communities from wildfires and floods are largely out of reach for local government budgets.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Insurance companies across the U.S. have largely been successful at achieving these goals.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Broadly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadly. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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