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
Under Speichert’s leadership, Four Seasons has pursued one of the hospitality industry’s most ambitious expansion strategies by broadening its business across hotels, residences, private aviation, yachts, wellness, retail and experiential travel.
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Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Beyond shipbuilding Taken together, the recent announcements show HII broadening its role across the Navy’s modernization efforts.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
To be sure, the rally has shown signs of broadening.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The distribution partnership is part of the global streamer’s focus on broadening its content offerings and strengthening engagement via an aggregation strategy not unlike traditional pay TV.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The two companies will now oversee worldwide distribution of the series, broadening its global footprint and long-term commercial potential.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
The prospect of broadening its fragrance offering was thought to be one of the driving factors behind the merger talks with Puig, which came to an end last month.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
The proposal would require the BLM to apply land-health standards to grazing allotments, mainly broadening the scope to entire watersheds rather than the landscape health of individual allotments.
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Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
Photographer David Plowden started out chronicling American railroads in the postwar era before broadening his focus and hopscotching the country, using his camera to document the nation’s changing industrial and agrarian landscapes.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Beyond shipbuilding Taken together, the recent announcements show HII broadening its role across the Navy’s modernization efforts.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
To be sure, the rally has shown signs of broadening.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The distribution partnership is part of the global streamer’s focus on broadening its content offerings and strengthening engagement via an aggregation strategy not unlike traditional pay TV.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The two companies will now oversee worldwide distribution of the series, broadening its global footprint and long-term commercial potential.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
The prospect of broadening its fragrance offering was thought to be one of the driving factors behind the merger talks with Puig, which came to an end last month.
—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
The proposal would require the BLM to apply land-health standards to grazing allotments, mainly broadening the scope to entire watersheds rather than the landscape health of individual allotments.
—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
Photographer David Plowden started out chronicling American railroads in the postwar era before broadening his focus and hopscotching the country, using his camera to document the nation’s changing industrial and agrarian landscapes.
—
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadening
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Experts warn inflation risks widening existing wealth gaps, highlighting America's uneven preparedness for economic shocks.
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Hana Creger has analyzed highway widening policy as the associate director of climate equity at the Greenlining Institute, which supports AB 2560.
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From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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The company is also expanding its Customer Acceleration Program, which allows enterprises to evaluate humanoid robots and prepare for large-scale deployment.
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“Broadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadening. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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