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
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.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
As the criminal investigation broadens into how the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego handled millions of taxpayer dollars, county officials have given conflicting information about how the alleged fraud was discovered and who alerted prosecutors.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
Bank of America analyst Michael Feniger last week raised his price forecast to $825 from $735, justifying a higher multiple as turbine demand broadens out.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The conversation then broadens into a wider talk about this moment for MLS.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Raheem Morris’ addition at defensive coordinator likely broadens the pool of pass-rush candidates.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The new update significantly broadens this scope to include high-stakes government identifiers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The release comes as Anthropic broadens its enterprise ambitions beyond software development.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
As the criminal investigation broadens into how the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego handled millions of taxpayer dollars, county officials have given conflicting information about how the alleged fraud was discovered and who alerted prosecutors.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
Bank of America analyst Michael Feniger last week raised his price forecast to $825 from $735, justifying a higher multiple as turbine demand broadens out.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The conversation then broadens into a wider talk about this moment for MLS.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Raheem Morris’ addition at defensive coordinator likely broadens the pool of pass-rush candidates.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
The new update significantly broadens this scope to include high-stakes government identifiers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The release comes as Anthropic broadens its enterprise ambitions beyond software development.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadens
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In IconArrows pointing outwards Glassdoor The overall wage gap widens dramatically in the second stage of women's careers, between 10 and 30 years of experience, though the within-role gap holds steady at 5%, Martin says.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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With summer on the horizon, gas prices were already rising and now some Americans at the pumps worry as the Iran war widens.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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This year, the event expands to Denton for the first time, with an immersive exhibition of artworks projected across the outdoor spaces of Quakertown Park.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Stay true to your roots and keep that handle intact even as your remit expands to podcasting and socializing.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Broadens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadens. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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