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
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.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The transition from elite competitor to advocate has broadened his perspective.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Ultimately, Herrero and Daniel broadened the series’ canvas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
The dark matter By looking at how the emission lines in the spectrum were broadened by the Doppler effect, Nakajima and his colleagues measured that the gas is swirling around inside the galaxy at roughly 58 kilometers per second, a rather typical value for dwarf galaxies.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Experience Sioux Falls has broadened its marketing efforts beyond the typical five-state neighboring region and more into the national market to potentially attract new tourists in addition to those who have visited in the past.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The recent rally has broadened the AI trade beyond chipmaking stalwart Nvidia, which, for years, nearly single-handedly lifted stocks to fresh highs.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Experience Sioux Falls has broadened its marketing efforts beyond the typical five-state neighboring region and more into the national market to potentially attract new tourists in addition to those who have visited in the past.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Customer support, spare parts and service across the US is currently detailed, but expect this to expand now that shipping regions have broadened.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
The transition from elite competitor to advocate has broadened his perspective.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Ultimately, Herrero and Daniel broadened the series’ canvas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026
The dark matter By looking at how the emission lines in the spectrum were broadened by the Doppler effect, Nakajima and his colleagues measured that the gas is swirling around inside the galaxy at roughly 58 kilometers per second, a rather typical value for dwarf galaxies.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Experience Sioux Falls has broadened its marketing efforts beyond the typical five-state neighboring region and more into the national market to potentially attract new tourists in addition to those who have visited in the past.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
The recent rally has broadened the AI trade beyond chipmaking stalwart Nvidia, which, for years, nearly single-handedly lifted stocks to fresh highs.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Experience Sioux Falls has broadened its marketing efforts beyond the typical five-state neighboring region and more into the national market to potentially attract new tourists in addition to those who have visited in the past.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Customer support, spare parts and service across the US is currently detailed, but expect this to expand now that shipping regions have broadened.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
Verb
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The Gaza war widened this divide and then the Iran war created a sense that the region was being dragged into instability through Israeli-Iranian confrontation.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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On the roadway, bicycle lanes will be widened from 4 to 6 feet on both sides.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The tweaks to Smugglers Run follow big changes to Galaxy’s Edge, as Disney recently expanded the land’s timeline to feature classic, fan-favorite characters such as Darth Vader, Han, Luke and Leia.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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In his Texas speech, Thomas expanded on that idea.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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