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
And Russia’s security services broadening and deepening a crackdown on civic life shows little sign of abating.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Players from both teams converged around them to broaden the scuffle.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Those plans included hundreds of millions in relief involving new income and sales tax credits, along with new Medicaid investments to broaden access to health care.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
But health concerns have helped power a solar backlash that undercuts efforts to broaden energy sources even as customer costs are rising.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Players from both teams converged around them to broaden the scuffle.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Those plans included hundreds of millions in relief involving new income and sales tax credits, along with new Medicaid investments to broaden access to health care.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
But health concerns have helped power a solar backlash that undercuts efforts to broaden energy sources even as customer costs are rising.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Mexico arrests cartel leader amid widening gang crackdown Mexico’s military arrested a top cartel leader in a raid involving more than 500 troops, the country’s security minister announced on Monday, as President Claudia Sheinbaum intensifies her gang crackdown.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The race illustrated the widening gap between the Democratic establishment's preferred candidates and the party's next generation.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Moon moves through your 9th House of Perspective, expanding how your ideas are received.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Fremantle, Katrosar built and expanded a global advertising business across streaming, broadcast, social and branded partnerships.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Broaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broaden. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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