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 growing use of facial recognition has broadened concerns about accuracy and bias.
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Vijayan Asari, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
India’s Impact Films has broadened its 2026 Cannes acquisition slate to include titles by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu, and Asghar Farhadi, while also stepping into the Indonesian market for the first time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2026
This shows that your perspective has broadened and evolved.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Annual applications jumped from about 850 between 2010 and 2014 to 5,379 in 2025, following a 2014 state Supreme Court ruling that broadened qualifying pre-existing conditions.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
Across the board, corporate venturing has broadened its mandate, evolving into a management practice that stretches beyond its original iterations — more systematic, more intentional, and more measurable than previously thought.
—Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026
The researchers broadened their outlook on the onset of meaningful AI-specific impacts from as early as 2022 to 2024.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
That audience has since broadened alongside the bar’s popularity.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Soon after, the call for volunteers was broadened to include employees’ family and friends who had used an accountant, not AI, to prepare their taxes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Vijayan Asari, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
India’s Impact Films has broadened its 2026 Cannes acquisition slate to include titles by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Kore-eda Hirokazu, and Asghar Farhadi, while also stepping into the Indonesian market for the first time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2026
This shows that your perspective has broadened and evolved.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Annual applications jumped from about 850 between 2010 and 2014 to 5,379 in 2025, following a 2014 state Supreme Court ruling that broadened qualifying pre-existing conditions.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
Across the board, corporate venturing has broadened its mandate, evolving into a management practice that stretches beyond its original iterations — more systematic, more intentional, and more measurable than previously thought.
—Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026
The researchers broadened their outlook on the onset of meaningful AI-specific impacts from as early as 2022 to 2024.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
That audience has since broadened alongside the bar’s popularity.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Soon after, the call for volunteers was broadened to include employees’ family and friends who had used an accountant, not AI, to prepare their taxes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
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The construction will include roadway resurfacing, new granite curbs, widened concrete sidewalks, decorative streetlights, traffic signal changes, landscaping, raised crosswalks and site furniture, according to the project’s website.—
Celia Gruber,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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OpenAI’s reputational score was just one point higher among Republicans than Democrats in 2024; today that gap has widened to 12 points.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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On Tuesday, Anthropic expanded the effort to include 150 organizations in more than 15 countries.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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“Broadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadened. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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