BROADEN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

broaden

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Definition of broaden

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 in the current election cycle, there have already been widespread efforts to broaden public awareness about the fact that state officials, not federal ones, have authority over voter rolls and election security. — Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 The use of GDRs offers a template for exchanges across the continent to expand pan-African trade and broaden their investor bases. — semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The spike in core CPI shows price pressures are broadening into other categories beyond energy, experts noted, a sign inflation remains sticky. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 With each new Logic1000 release, Samantha Poulter aims to broaden what a Logic1000 track can be. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broaden

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The presentation Monday night before the Plano city council revealed that widening some existing roads, adding new turn lanes to others and placing no parking signs in neighborhoods should address concerns about traffic among nearby homeowners.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The widening gap in French bond yields over their German equivalents has raised questions over whether the European Central Bank would have to take the expensive and politically controversial step of intervening to stabilize the market.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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From elevating beds to expanding sections to sliding walls and even entire roofs, these 10 homes transform to get maximum use out of a compact space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Blue Origin is expanding its Florida operations to support a much faster launch schedule, targeting multiple New Glenn flights per week by the end of the decade.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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