broadening

present participle of broaden

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of broadening However, Bieber is a bigger question mark, with his detour from either pop or hip-hop into a vibe-ier sound possibly broadening his bona fides. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Stern is focusing on broadening the company’s reputation from being known for just cardio (even as previous attempts haven’t had much success) as well as attracting new customers ahead of the holiday shopping season. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 Now, after joining Tulsa King in season 2, the larger-than-life performer is broadening his appeal as Bigfoot, a bodyguard and enforcer for Dwight's crew. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025 In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025 As a result, the invite is automatically forwarded to multiple real targets, broadening the scam’s reach. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025 Leaders must shift to sustainable, cyclical ambition by normalizing strategic pauses, broadening achievement definitions, and connecting work to purpose, ensuring ambition fuels rather than consumes top talent for long-term performance. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 CoinDepo highlights flexibility and security, and according to the team, is preparing to launch new services aimed at broadening how staking can be used. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadening
Verb
  • According to recent polls, a majority of Americans now believe that economic conditions are deteriorating, a trend that coincides with a government shutdown, inflation concerns, and widening partisan divides.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Finance the economy is so challenged that more Americans are raising money to buy food—an arresting data point that captures the widening gap between household budgets and basic needs.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The partnership is now expanding to include all 32 NHL teams, featuring more than 20 new apparel styles, as well as accessories such as bags, bottles, and hats.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Building or expanding power plants to generate that much electricity on Altman’s timetable indeed seems almost inconceivable.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Broadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadening. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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