as in to widen
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 broaden
Our efforts will be initially focused on urban audiences, but since the film takes place in a roadside diner in a village, this also gives us scope to broaden the audience.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
If this market is going to extend meaningfully higher, participation will likely need to broaden beyond the current leaders.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 14 May 2025
House Bill 4 would broaden a military readiness component within the student achievement category to include graduates who successfully complete a JROTC program or pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
His parting gift might be to broaden some of its horizons, too, and that legacy would extend well beyond his departure.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
If this market is going to extend meaningfully higher, participation will likely need to broaden beyond the current leaders.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 14 May 2025
House Bill 4 would broaden a military readiness component within the student achievement category to include graduates who successfully complete a JROTC program or pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
His parting gift might be to broaden some of its horizons, too, and that legacy would extend well beyond his departure.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broaden
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Meanwhile, the performance spread among mid-tier assets widened, creating distinct winners and losers.—
Steven Desmyter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Each time his lead widened as more results came in, the crowd, many waving the flags of Europe, would erupt in cheers.—
Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Blockchain, once synonymous with cryptocurrency, is expanding into areas like secure transactions and transparent supply chains.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Now in its fourth year, Bleak Week is expanding across the country — and, via the Prince Charles Cinema, across the pond to London — to hold screenings at 11 venues in eight cities.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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“Broaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaden. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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