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 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.
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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
When the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2010, 340B program eligibility broadened, unlocking discounts for certain rural hospitals, children’s hospitals, some disease-specific treatment programs, and hospitals that serve a significant share of low-income patients.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The Denver Police Department broadened its use-of-force policy to allow officers to use Tasers in more circumstances for 10 days last month, then reversed course and rescinded the new policy after the city’s police watchdogs criticized the move.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 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
The dissenting justices argued that the majority's decision incorrectly broadened the definition of an election to include early voting.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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
When the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2010, 340B program eligibility broadened, unlocking discounts for certain rural hospitals, children’s hospitals, some disease-specific treatment programs, and hospitals that serve a significant share of low-income patients.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The Denver Police Department broadened its use-of-force policy to allow officers to use Tasers in more circumstances for 10 days last month, then reversed course and rescinded the new policy after the city’s police watchdogs criticized the move.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 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
The dissenting justices argued that the majority's decision incorrectly broadened the definition of an election to include early voting.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadened
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Difference Between Regular Season and Playoffs The NBA postseason has become less predictable in part because predictions are largely based on regular-season observations, and the gulf between regular season and playoff basketball has widened.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 May 2026
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That’s a structural mismatch that has only widened since federal pandemic aid expired in 2023.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Efforts have picked up in recent years to limit ownership, including in Utah, where its Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that expanded previous foreign restrictions.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Broadened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadened. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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