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
The response from Trump risks broadening isolated protests in Los Angeles into a wider law enforcement challenge.
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The administration broadened its assault last month as Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to revoke visas held by Chinese students nationwide, including as many as 50,000 attending California colleges.
—Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
Over the years, the remit has broadened to increase focus on science, space, policy, culture, automobiles, AI, and more.
—Ken Fisher, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Following Trump’s Friday morning accusations, a Bloomberg report around lunchtime about Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on Chinese tech companies took the market a leg lower.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The administration broadened its assault last month as Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to revoke visas held by Chinese students nationwide, including as many as 50,000 attending California colleges.
—Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 7 June 2025
Over the years, the remit has broadened to increase focus on science, space, policy, culture, automobiles, AI, and more.
—Ken Fisher, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Following Trump’s Friday morning accusations, a Bloomberg report around lunchtime about Trump administration plans to broaden restrictions on Chinese tech companies took the market a leg lower.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broaden
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The final phase of the project will widen Highway 46 on the way to Kern County.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Also on Monday, Lorde hilariously reacted to the trend by posting a video of herself widening her eyes and shaking her head in disappointment.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
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Stablecoins are often treated as satellites of U.S. monetary policy—dollar proxies that expand liquidity and shore up Treasury demand.—
Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Trump’s memo will go into the history books as a moment when presidential power expanded to put under his control a military force aimed at U.S. civilians.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Broaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaden. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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