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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Xi opted for a strong response, hitting back with across-the-board levies even before Trump’s announced tariffs went into effect.
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Left unclear is whether Bukele will use the exclusive setting to attempt to request relief on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff, which could push up El Salvador’s historically low inflation rate, a data point Bukele has been trumpeting on social media.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
That kind of across-the-board success is rare, even for a name as powerful as Lamar.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
China has struck back with tit-for-tat tariff increases, including levies of up to 15% targeting select American goods and across-the-board tariffs of 125% in the latest retaliation last Friday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Left unclear is whether Bukele will use the exclusive setting to attempt to request relief on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff, which could push up El Salvador’s historically low inflation rate, a data point Bukele has been trumpeting on social media.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
That kind of across-the-board success is rare, even for a name as powerful as Lamar.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
China has struck back with tit-for-tat tariff increases, including levies of up to 15% targeting select American goods and across-the-board tariffs of 125% in the latest retaliation last Friday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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