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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Given that the alternative is an across-the-board tax increase, a severe hit to the economy, and a bad midterm election cycle for Republicans in 2026, the GOP congressional majorities will likely work something out.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Mitchell supports an across-the-board minimum wage increase, rather than efforts to raise industry-specific wages.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
When CFOs stop their organizations from vacillating between across-the-board cuts to focus on increasing profitability on the one hand and investment infusions designed to stimulate growth on the other hand, cost optimization stands a better chance of becoming a standard operating procedure.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Crespo’s proposed idea sounds eminently sensible: Freeze state government hiring and impose an across-the-board reduction in discretionary spending.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Mitchell supports an across-the-board minimum wage increase, rather than efforts to raise industry-specific wages.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
When CFOs stop their organizations from vacillating between across-the-board cuts to focus on increasing profitability on the one hand and investment infusions designed to stimulate growth on the other hand, cost optimization stands a better chance of becoming a standard operating procedure.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Crespo’s proposed idea sounds eminently sensible: Freeze state government hiring and impose an across-the-board reduction in discretionary spending.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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“Across-the-board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across-the-board. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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