across-the-board
adjective
1
: placed to win if a competitor wins, places, or shows
an across-the-board racing bet
2
: embracing or affecting all classes or categories : blanket
an across-the-board price increase
Examples of across-the-board in a Sentence
an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
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Still, an across-the-board 10% tariff applies to nearly all imports, except for semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and some other items.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 June 2025
The one-time favorite, Journalism, paid $3.20 to place and $2.30 to show, on a $2 across-the-board wager.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Council members, especially those representing low-income areas, have lobbied for a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to library and rec center cuts instead of the mayor’s across-the-board approach.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The package, a centerpiece of the President’s domestic agenda, includes across-the-board tax cuts and sweeping reductions in federal spending.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 June 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 June 2025
The one-time favorite, Journalism, paid $3.20 to place and $2.30 to show, on a $2 across-the-board wager.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Council members, especially those representing low-income areas, have lobbied for a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to library and rec center cuts instead of the mayor’s across-the-board approach.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The package, a centerpiece of the President’s domestic agenda, includes across-the-board tax cuts and sweeping reductions in federal spending.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for across-the-board
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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