"paint with a wide brush" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: paints with a wide brush [present, singular, third-person], painting with a wide brush [participle, present], painted with a wide brush [participle, past], painted with a wide brush [past]
Head templates: {{en-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 Synonyms: paint with a broad brush [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-paint_with_a_wide_brush-en-verb-1BAD~U9b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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