broadside 1 of 2

as in sideways
with one side faced forward one car hit the other broadside and crushed the passenger door

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broadside

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noun

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De La Soul’s unexpected broadside against High and Rising drew plenty of online condemnation. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 Collins’ broadside came 24 hours after another American Emma Navarro, slammed Zheng at the net for reasons that also remain unclear, after Zheng beat her in their three-set battle Tuesday. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Newly available documents reveal that this broadside triggered a showdown in Washington just before Christmas 1994. Serhii Plokhy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2019 The legal broadside, organized by a bipartisan coalition of 14 law enforcement officers, alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service is safe for young people. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for broadside 
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  • His thumping volley against Liverpool two days later, broadcast live on Sky’s Monday Night Football (that was still unusual then!), had to be seen to be believed.
    The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine programming a sequence like a deep forehand return, followed by a short backhand, two volleys and an overhead shot — all saved and ready for your next practice session.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
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  • Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.
    Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
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  • An ordinance prohibiting the distribution of handbills or solicitation on private property before sunrise or after sunset — or 7 p.m., whichever is later.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
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  • As insurance companies operating in the area expect a barrage of damage claims in the coming days and weeks, Newsweek looked at insurers that previously declined the most claims.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass now is facing a barrage of criticism over cutting back on the fire department’s budget.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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  • Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Discount and price comparison apps Discount apps like Flipp aggregate sales fliers and store circulars.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In total, the court circular recorded 16 days of in-person meetings in October and 15 in November.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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  • The attack triggered a shutdown of parts of Change Healthcare’s electronic system, leaving doctors and other providers of medical care without the ability to get insurance approval of patient services.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Newsom has recently come under attack by critics of his handling of the historic wildfires.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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  • But both can be sold for the same price, according to the brochure, which estimated that 1,000 bottles of Purezza water sold at $5 per bottle could generate $13,200 in annual profit for the seller.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The brochure says to allow about 90 minutes for the round trip and to take plenty of water, especially when hiking in the summer.
    Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024

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“Broadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadside. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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