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paint with a wide brush

paint with a wide brush verb: synonym of paint with a broad brush.

Verb

paint with a wide brush (third-person singular simple present paints with a wide brush, present participle painting with a wide brush, simple past and past participle painted with a wide brush)

  1. Synonym of paint with a broad brush.
    • We are painting with a wide brush when we talk about generations. We recognize that everyone is different and that each individual's unique circumstances tweak that person's view of the world.2013, Jennifer Abrams, Valerie von Frank, The Multigenerational Workplace, page 4

Synonyms of paint with a wide brush

Forms of paint with a wide brush

third-person singular presentpaints with a wide brush
present participlepainting with a wide brush
past participlepainted with a wide brush
pastpainted with a wide brush

Questions about paint with a wide brush

What does paint with a wide brush mean?
Paint with a wide brush means synonym of paint with a broad brush.
What part of speech is paint with a wide brush?
Paint with a wide brush is a verb.
What is the past tense of paint with a wide brush?
The past tense of paint with a wide brush is painted with a wide brush.

Words near paint with a wide brush in the dictionary

  1. paint the wagon
  2. paint thinner
  3. paint thinners
  4. paint up
  5. paint with a broad brush
  6. paint with a wide brush
  7. paint with the same brush
  8. paint-billed crake
  9. paint-billed crakes
  10. paint-by-numbers
  11. paint-pot

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