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 term also broadens the clinical lens.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
This morning Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Public Lands Rule that was intended to broaden the BLM’s ability to manage landscapes and enter into leases for reasons other than resource extraction.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
For Deban, who has studied animal movements and physiology for more than three decades, the project broadened his lab’s focus and deepened its connection to engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving Chilmark an international identity broadened our reach.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
This morning Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Public Lands Rule that was intended to broaden the BLM’s ability to manage landscapes and enter into leases for reasons other than resource extraction.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
For Deban, who has studied animal movements and physiology for more than three decades, the project broadened his lab’s focus and deepened its connection to engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Giving Chilmark an international identity broadened our reach.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broaden
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Sometimes, when the Fed cuts, long-term rates drop as well, preserving or even widening the spread.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After a six-year hiatus, the series returned in 2012 with the addition of Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy, which attempted to widen the mythos without Damon or director Paul Greengrass.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Under the agreement, Cracker Barrel expanded its board from 10 to 11 members and appointed Jody Bilney, one of Biglari’s preferred nominees, as an independent director.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Among them are Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's growing threat to NATO's eastern flank and the war in Gaza, where Israel's offensive on Gaza City is expanding as the two leaders meet.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Broaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaden. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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