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
Crucially, designers are no longer required to produce just clothes, as luxury brands have broadened their remit to sectors including sports, hospitality, entertainment and interior design.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Now technologies such as eDNA, high-throughput sequencing, autonomous robotics, and AI have broadened our vision of the natural world.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Nelson also broadened leadership by appointing non-American members to the top governing body and supported regional hymnbooks reflecting local cultures.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
At the same time the boundaries of the sport were being broadened by the WIBC, other organizations were trying to break down the Jim Crow laws keeping Black Americans out of the alleys.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
The first is that the definition of autism was broadened by the psychiatric community in 2013, so more people now qualify for an autism diagnosis.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
However, the definition of autism has also broadened over time.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
As our understanding of autism has improved, the diagnostic criteria have broadened, and a major change occurred in 2013 when autism and several other conditions were combined into one continuous spectrum disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
All three warehouse clubs have broadened their merchandise and bulked up digital options, particularly since the Covid pandemic, said Marshal Cohen, a chief industry advisor for Circana.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Now technologies such as eDNA, high-throughput sequencing, autonomous robotics, and AI have broadened our vision of the natural world.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Nelson also broadened leadership by appointing non-American members to the top governing body and supported regional hymnbooks reflecting local cultures.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
At the same time the boundaries of the sport were being broadened by the WIBC, other organizations were trying to break down the Jim Crow laws keeping Black Americans out of the alleys.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
The first is that the definition of autism was broadened by the psychiatric community in 2013, so more people now qualify for an autism diagnosis.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
However, the definition of autism has also broadened over time.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
As our understanding of autism has improved, the diagnostic criteria have broadened, and a major change occurred in 2013 when autism and several other conditions were combined into one continuous spectrum disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
All three warehouse clubs have broadened their merchandise and bulked up digital options, particularly since the Covid pandemic, said Marshal Cohen, a chief industry advisor for Circana.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
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Underneath the mouse, the PTFE feet have been widened around the edges and even around the sensor to give the mouse a smoother glide.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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This combo with a strong development on each RTW category, shoes and bags, widened the vocabulary for the brand, staying tuned to their young audience.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Broadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadened. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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