Broad and Open

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Broad

Broad adjective - Having a greater than usual measure across.

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Open is a synonym for broad in full topic. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Broad", when it comes to topics like clear, speech, quantity, tolerant.

Nearby Words: broaden, broadside, broadening, broadly, broadened

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

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Broad is a synonym for open in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Broad" instead an adjective "Open", if it concerns topics such as quantity, general, unenclosed.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

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He admitted he had never actually seen them, but argued in the latter case that it could be open to a broad audience not familiar with the franchise. invoked

Source: Complaining about Shows You Don't Watch
This fails on multiple points; you can't open bullets with your bare hands, you can't set off bullets with something as broad as a gun butt, and even when successfully set off the door wouldn't open.

Source: Just For Fun / Tropes Examined by the MythBusters
Beginning in Issue 5, under Maria's direction the Court finally goes to full-scale and open war against the mortal world, launching broad-daylight attacks on several cities, including the heart of New York.

Source: Comic Book / Death Vigil

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