Meaning & use
broad
Wide from side to side, or covering a large range of topics, people, or ideas.
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The river grows broad and slow as it nears the coastline.
The professor gave a broad overview of European history before narrowing the focus.
A note on using this word
Broad often describes scope or range figuratively, not just physical width, as in 'broad support' or 'broad knowledge.'
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