broad
adjective
of great breadth.
broadest
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superlativeof broad.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In court earlier on Wednesday, Pike's lawyers secured a legal win by convincing a judge to order the state to preserve the broadest amount of evidence possible from the US death row inmate's botched execution.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Voluntary standards would primarily raise costs for participating laboratories, government rules could alter competition between companies and jurisdictions, and an enforceable industrywide agreement would have the broadest implications for chip demand and capital spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
In his speech, András Baka promised the broadest possible debate on the creation of a new constitution.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
State Farm maintains a vast network of 19,000 agent offices in most U.S. states, one of the broadest footprints of any financial institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Our present lack of such ultimate explanations leaves a big intellectual gap, since the broadest pattern of history thus remains unexplained.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
