as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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across the board
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as in overall
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
The Oscar-nominated film received a positive reception across the board.
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Recent Examples of across-the-board
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, who in 2022 said an across-the-board grocery tax cut would not be possible because of economic uncertainties under the Biden administration, is co-sponsoring Davis’ bill.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2024
Council members voted down the mayor's proposal, which relied on a modest across-the-board cut to 24 city departments.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The downside is that the AI won’t be able to respond well to across-the-board prompts and could be seen as weaker than the larger-sized AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration has restricted Chinese companies from buying advanced semiconductors made in the U.S., while President-elect Donald Trump has vowed across-the-board, 10% tariffs on Chinese imports .
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, who in 2022 said an across-the-board grocery tax cut would not be possible because of economic uncertainties under the Biden administration, is co-sponsoring Davis’ bill.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2024
Council members voted down the mayor's proposal, which relied on a modest across-the-board cut to 24 city departments.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
The downside is that the AI won’t be able to respond well to across-the-board prompts and could be seen as weaker than the larger-sized AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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As coach Brian Daboll rattled through the list of first-round busts over the past 10 years, general manager Joe Schoen asked for the takeaway from the review.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The man who had avoided the avalanche used a transceiver to located the general area where his sibling was buried.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Despite the slender beam, the overall space, both inside and outside, is generous.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Still, the Lion King prequel kept Sonic on his toes, following closely behind with $37.1 million for an overall two-week total of $113.5 million.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Critical component shortages and supply chain disruptions, particularly in China, fueled historic inflation and exposed how dependent largely domestic industries were on seemingly simple or generic foreign parts.Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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These types of fitness plans claim to be personalized but are too generic and fail to consider individual needs like injury history, fitness level or specific goals.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Music is a universal language that is not only heard but felt.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Despite the rampant overtime spending, Adams exempted the NYPD, the FDNY and the Sanitation Department from previous rounds of citywide budget cuts that had drastic impacts on some other agencies, including libraries, which were forced to eliminate universal Sunday service as a result.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ryder also compared the drone sightings to seeing a car driving nearby or a common neighborhood occurrence.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Twigs and small sticks are common nesting material.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Without the additional money that NASA received in 1979 and 1980 — years in which Carter otherwise sought broad spending cuts — the iconic winged orbiter that flew for more years than any other U.S. spacecraft in history may have never left the ground.Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images SEOUL and LONDON -- The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and the country's broader aviation operations.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across-the-board. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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