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broadly

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adverb

across a wide area:
Seismologists say the earthquake was broadly felt because the hard granite in the area of the epicenter strongly conducts ground motion.
to a great extent; widely:
Which of these principles and values do you think are the most broadly shared by your neighbors?
to a similar extent; generally:
Production is expected to be broadly in line with last year’s, setting us up for another record harvest.
in a widely diffused or bright manner:
The curtains opened, revealing several characters milling about on a broadly lit stage.
in a way that is not limited, narrow, or overly specific:
Network-connected computers are broadly categorized as either servers or workstations.
in a plain, clear, or bold manner:
She knew immediately that the broadly scrawled handwriting on the note was her brother’s.
Most of the people in these photographs are grinning broadly and looking directly into the camera.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of broadly¹

broad ( def ) + -ly

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“I’m not here to say, ‘I told you so,’” she said, smiling broadly as the crowd roared.

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Vance's words represented a brazen challenge to judicial authority and, more broadly, the system of three co-equal branches of government crafted by America's founders.

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How would that affect Covered California and the state’s population more broadly, given that more than 1 in 3 Californians are on Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid?

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Recent polls suggest that framing could be broadly popular — and that refusing to bring back a man admittedly expelled by mistake, in defiance of the Supreme Court, is not.

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The Democrats, liberals, progressives and mainstream political class more broadly have no equivalent experience machine.

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