as in widening
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 broadening
Nobody on the Hill talks about broadening the base and lowering rates anymore.
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Roy has been among the Republicans pushing to expand the reconciliation bill with additional reforms, but others have been wary about broadening its scope.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
In the mid-2020s, WAN-IFRA expanded through mergers with other global media associations, including DistriPress (2024) and FIPP (2026), broadening its scope across the wider media and publishing industry.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And Russia’s security services broadening and deepening a crackdown on civic life shows little sign of abating.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Sephora is seeing similar growth, telling CNBC the company is actively investing in broadening its brands that target the high-spending Gen X group.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
In both cases, an ever broadening category of deaths functioned as inexhaustible proof of an expansive government cover-up.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Advocates for broadening access to treatments, some of whom have been working behind the scenes for more than a year for new federal action, broadly praised the action.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
The combination of record visitor counts, surging credit card spending and growing tourism outside Seoul signals that South Korea’s appeal as a travel destination is both deepening and broadening — powered in no small part by seven members of the world’s biggest boy band.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Roy has been among the Republicans pushing to expand the reconciliation bill with additional reforms, but others have been wary about broadening its scope.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
In the mid-2020s, WAN-IFRA expanded through mergers with other global media associations, including DistriPress (2024) and FIPP (2026), broadening its scope across the wider media and publishing industry.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
And Russia’s security services broadening and deepening a crackdown on civic life shows little sign of abating.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Sephora is seeing similar growth, telling CNBC the company is actively investing in broadening its brands that target the high-spending Gen X group.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
In both cases, an ever broadening category of deaths functioned as inexhaustible proof of an expansive government cover-up.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Advocates for broadening access to treatments, some of whom have been working behind the scenes for more than a year for new federal action, broadly praised the action.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
The combination of record visitor counts, surging credit card spending and growing tourism outside Seoul signals that South Korea’s appeal as a travel destination is both deepening and broadening — powered in no small part by seven members of the world’s biggest boy band.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadening
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Washington remains short of clear strategic gains, while a conflict once framed as limited is now dragging much of the world into a widening quagmire – with few, if any, coming out ahead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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However, for Black and Brown homeowners, the financial gap to be able to live in New York is deeply widening.—
Jamie Smarr,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The Southern Anoka County Assistance food shelf (SACA) is expanding to meet a growing need in Columbia Heights.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The store initially sold ice cream before expanding to chocolates in 1965.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Broadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadening. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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