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broadly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | broadly speaking, generally, loosely |
he interprets the law broadly.
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he smiled broadly.
Examples of broadly
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Broadly, Mr. Obama asked for a simplified tax code and fewer regulatory burdens.
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The Liberal Democrats are broadly centrist and might be expected to join Labour.
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Investors have been selling the dollar broadly since the Fed's Sept. 21 meeting.
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In the aftermath of the Lehman crisis, policymakers broadly did the right thing.
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Stations contain broadly known hits as well as songs by less well-known artists.
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Jones dunked the intentional miss and smiled broadly as he retreated on defense.
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Beneath the clamor the national consciousness seems broadly, if quietly, uneasy.
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He smiled broadly throughout the appearance and was free to speak from the cuff.
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Stocks closed sharply and broadly higher Monday, extending Friday's steep gains.
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- Without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
- In a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"
- (broad) slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
- (broad) wide: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
- (broad) across-the-board: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
- (broad) not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
- (broad) lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
- Broad(a): being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"
- (broad) very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
