BROADENED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

broadened

verb

past tense of broaden

as in widened

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 broadened Thunberg, who rose to fame as a teenage protester against climate change but has since broadened her activism, said the French pupils deserved wider support. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 So the company broadened its offerings years ago to include bar carts, cabinets and consoles. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The firm, a pioneer in private equity secondaries since 1988, has since broadened its focus to include private credit and infrastructure secondaries. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Historically, the city’s animation industry was heavily rooted in children’s and educational programming, but the range of projects being made here has broadened considerably. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 The market participation in the last few sessions has broadened out some. — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 The new Florida law, which took effect in July 2025, broadened the categories of voters whose information can be kept secret for safety reasons. — Angelique Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 While previous Galaxy SmartTags only worked with Samsung phones, the new generation has been broadened to support iOS too. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026 Programs once reserved for the truly poor and disabled have steadily broadened their qualification criteria. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

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The walkway has been widened in certain locations and now includes upgraded lighting, security cameras, crisis phones, new signage and viewing platforms.

— Nick Caloway, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The delta between the taste of Emmy voters and broadcast TV viewing widened even more as streaming platforms dominated the top categories, and the ratings fell sharply, bottoming out at a record low in early 2024.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Open Doors Foundation, which began operations in 2025 and quickly expanded before running into zoning and code issues at multiple properties this year, has sought to remain open at 3221 Independence Avenue, its original location.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

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