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
As the drugs proliferate and come in easier-to-use pill forms, food companies are starting to target this broadening demographic group.
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
The restaurant portion of the journal was more horizon broadening.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This would seem to challenge the notion that AI usurping human skills will democratize them—for instance, by broadening who is able to contribute meaningfully to math’s advancement.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
The earnings momentum broadening out beyond the tech sector comes at a time when investors are seeking ways to limit risk amid the second military conflict in the Middle East in under a year and a shock to the oil markets that is unprecedented.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
To expand its reach, OCA is broadening its impact focus beyond farmer income to include climate and nature outcomes such as soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity and water stewardship.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Wells Fargo wrote that development at Cecil Airport could benefit the authority by broadening its revenue base beyond passenger traffic and airline fees.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead, the program focused more heavily on hard news and analysis, broadening out the range of topics its hosts would cover, such as business news.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
The broadening war in Iran will make the Federal Reserve’s job of taming prices more difficult because of the jump in oil prices, which is pushing upward on already high inflation.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
The restaurant portion of the journal was more horizon broadening.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
This would seem to challenge the notion that AI usurping human skills will democratize them—for instance, by broadening who is able to contribute meaningfully to math’s advancement.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
The earnings momentum broadening out beyond the tech sector comes at a time when investors are seeking ways to limit risk amid the second military conflict in the Middle East in under a year and a shock to the oil markets that is unprecedented.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
To expand its reach, OCA is broadening its impact focus beyond farmer income to include climate and nature outcomes such as soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity and water stewardship.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Wells Fargo wrote that development at Cecil Airport could benefit the authority by broadening its revenue base beyond passenger traffic and airline fees.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead, the program focused more heavily on hard news and analysis, broadening out the range of topics its hosts would cover, such as business news.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
The broadening war in Iran will make the Federal Reserve’s job of taming prices more difficult because of the jump in oil prices, which is pushing upward on already high inflation.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadening
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The gap between the spenders and the nonspenders seems to be widening.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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The ripple effects of the war in Iran are ever-widening.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The scandal is now expanding into an international investigation, placing Miami at the center of a complex web of shell companies, offshore transfers and opaque financial flows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rollout will start in Charlotte before expanding to Chicago and Milwaukee.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Broadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadening. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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