Apply
Stroke
Stroke verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
Common collocations
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Both words in one sentence
- Thankfully, almost all accounts are generic enough that it's easy to apply the broad stroke that Simon fought through Dracula's Castle and killed Dracula alone.
Source: Broad Strokes
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