as in widens
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 broadens
Beginning March 31, the agreement will expand the entertainment offering available to Disney+ customers while providing RTVE with a new distribution window that broadens the reach of its content, connecting with new, younger audiences across Spain.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
FedEx said the service broadens its ability to support customers across the delivery chain, from long-haul transportation to local fulfillment.
—Abhinav Parmar, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The flavor then broadens through creamy mozzarella and peppery rocket to sweet pesto.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Removing financial barriers to entering the profession broadens access and increases teacher diversity.
—Valentyna Banner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In youth, the structure is tightly coiled; with time, secondary notes—violet, cedar, cigar box—surface as the wine broadens.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
To do this, Ballance suggests a fuller, wider fringe bang that broadens the upper face and frame the eyes and cheekbones.
—Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The expansion broadens the company’s country coverage and operational capacity, reflecting a shift away from step-by-step market entry toward multi-country team building.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In Starry and Restless, Julia Cooke focuses on the practice of journalism in the same era, but broadens the context with a banquet of detail, alongside a portrait of three women who truly broke with the expectations of their day.
—Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Ed Meza, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
FedEx said the service broadens its ability to support customers across the delivery chain, from long-haul transportation to local fulfillment.
—Abhinav Parmar, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The flavor then broadens through creamy mozzarella and peppery rocket to sweet pesto.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Removing financial barriers to entering the profession broadens access and increases teacher diversity.
—Valentyna Banner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In youth, the structure is tightly coiled; with time, secondary notes—violet, cedar, cigar box—surface as the wine broadens.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
To do this, Ballance suggests a fuller, wider fringe bang that broadens the upper face and frame the eyes and cheekbones.
—Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
The expansion broadens the company’s country coverage and operational capacity, reflecting a shift away from step-by-step market entry toward multi-country team building.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
In Starry and Restless, Julia Cooke focuses on the practice of journalism in the same era, but broadens the context with a banquet of detail, alongside a portrait of three women who truly broke with the expectations of their day.
—Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadens
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That’s as the conflict widens to Iranian allies in Iraq and Yemen, while Persian Gulf neighbors edge closer to taking direct military action against the regime, which is targeting their economic infrastructure.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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This $1,700 credit falls far short of covering tuition, transportation, and hidden costs, while this voucher program only widens equity gaps—especially for students with disabilities in underfunded public schools.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Drone delivery expands across the Charlotte region The Queen City is no stranger to drone deliveries.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Broadens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadens. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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