as in widened
to increase the width, breadth, or scope of
They decided to broaden the road by adding an additional lane. You'll find if you broaden your horizons that there are many right paths to choose.
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Recent Examples of broadened
The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.
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Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The gambling investigations were broadened between July 3 and August 31.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For Deban, who has studied animal movements and physiology for more than three decades, the project broadened his lab’s focus and deepened its connection to engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving Chilmark an international identity broadened our reach.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
On the product front, the brand has deepened its footprint in skin care and broadened laterally into makeup hybrids.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Soon, Roy broadened her political critique to include commentary on United States policy, and her polemical essays became as recognizable (and as controversial) as her fiction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Since the security cabinet initially approved the war’s expansion in early August, hostage families have broadened their protest campaign to pressure the government to pursue a deal.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
But the reticence evolved after that rule change and as the industry broadened its shareholder base.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The gambling investigations were broadened between July 3 and August 31.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For Deban, who has studied animal movements and physiology for more than three decades, the project broadened his lab’s focus and deepened its connection to engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving Chilmark an international identity broadened our reach.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
On the product front, the brand has deepened its footprint in skin care and broadened laterally into makeup hybrids.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Soon, Roy broadened her political critique to include commentary on United States policy, and her polemical essays became as recognizable (and as controversial) as her fiction.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Since the security cabinet initially approved the war’s expansion in early August, hostage families have broadened their protest campaign to pressure the government to pursue a deal.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
But the reticence evolved after that rule change and as the industry broadened its shareholder base.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
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South Korean officials lambast US immigration raid South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the US on Monday as the fallout widened from last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For example, Black babies in Mississippi have an infant mortality rate significantly higher than white babies and this gap has recently widened.—
Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Broadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadened. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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