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
Economic woes sparked the protests, which broadened into a challenge to the theocracy before the crackdown, which activists say has killed at least 6,443 people.
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Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests that initially began as demonstrations against the country’s economic woes but broadened into a challenge to the Islamic Republic’s theocracy.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
In the Dallas region, a majority of the more than 12,000 people arrested by ICE lacked criminal convictions, The News found, signaling enforcement has broadened beyond serious offenders.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
But some experts believe these guidelines should be broadened.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Expanding beyond romance to focus on friendship and self-discovery, the series broadened the possibilities of the genre.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
By promoting the procedure as not just a facelift add-on, but an alternative to lip filler, surgeons broadened its appeal, enticing younger generations who were growing tired of injections—the artificial aesthetic, the migration, the maintenance.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Goldman Sachs sees the demand base for gold to have broadened beyond traditional channels.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
This year, technology dominated but broadened to impacting geopolitics and country competition.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Sam McNeil and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests that initially began as demonstrations against the country’s economic woes but broadened into a challenge to the Islamic Republic’s theocracy.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
In the Dallas region, a majority of the more than 12,000 people arrested by ICE lacked criminal convictions, The News found, signaling enforcement has broadened beyond serious offenders.
—Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
But some experts believe these guidelines should be broadened.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Expanding beyond romance to focus on friendship and self-discovery, the series broadened the possibilities of the genre.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
By promoting the procedure as not just a facelift add-on, but an alternative to lip filler, surgeons broadened its appeal, enticing younger generations who were growing tired of injections—the artificial aesthetic, the migration, the maintenance.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Goldman Sachs sees the demand base for gold to have broadened beyond traditional channels.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
This year, technology dominated but broadened to impacting geopolitics and country competition.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
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Alongside these escalating costs, the gap between the median incomes of working adults and the average retirement income has widened in the DFW.—
Alison Saldanha,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ahead by 11 at halftime and by six after three, Miami widened its lead before the Bulls closed to within 106-100 with just under six minutes left.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Their co-parenting dynamic has expanded now that the supermodel, 45, welcomed a baby boy with husband Joaquim Valente in early 2025.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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That seems to be the strategy at Bote, a Floridian inflatable watercraft company that's expanded out into inflatable lounge wares, including on-water hammocks, portable furniture and, now, sunshades.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Broadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadened. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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