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broach

verb as in bring up a topic

verb as in open, pierce

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Gaga wanted us to pay attention, and she did it by pinching and stretching other words throughout the anthem, as well as donning a spectacular outfit, which included a golden dove broach that appeared to be life size.

Woven into the very fabric of its characters, Masters uses sex to broach bigger topics.

CEO Mark Thompson for his advice on how she should broach the subject with Baquet and try to get his assent.

White was unafraid to broach the notion that life is not only mysterious but sometimes completely inexplicable.

Some of his supporters remain so passionate that the subject can be difficult to broach.

Now as always, Republicans need bipartisan cover to broach the subject of serious budget cutting.

From the use of a similar instrument to tap casks, comes "to broach" or "tap" a cask.

Again and again I asked myself this question, but I dared not broach it to my relatives.

To broach a pipe, pierce it with an auger or gimlet, four fingers- breadth over the lower rim, so that the dregs may not rise.

An application was at once determined on to her, and Stead was employed to broach the subject to the diviner.

He stood like one in a dream, unable to decide how to broach the subject that had brought him there.

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On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to broach, such as: bring up, hint at, moot, touch on, advance, and approach.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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