BROADENS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

broadens

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present tense third-person singular of broaden

as in widens

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 broadens If market leadership broadens out, Turnquist believes the number of negative-beta stocks could decline. — Deena Zaidi,nick Wells, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Bank of America broadens hiring initiatives The apprenticeship initiative builds on Bank of America’s broader hiring and workforce commitments, according to the company. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 The move broadens the existing California-Quebec carbon market, linked in 2014. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 This is how the silicon race broadens beyond the hyperscalers. — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 This year, the ongoing women filmmakers strand broadens its focus from a single director to seven, including Abreu, Elaine May and Paula Delsol. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Their participation broadens the range of organizations represented within the validator set. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Technical sheets and certification data The release of ElectroFlex broadens the technical work at SolarWindow, which previously focused on liquid coatings that turn building window glass into power-generating surfaces. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The sulfolane work broadens that problem from separating polyester and cellulose toward handling a wider assortment of mixed polyester waste, including stretch textiles. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Chesney widens his lead for the most Country Airplay leaders over Blake Shelton, the runner-up with 30.

— Russ Penuell, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
That dramatically widens the pool of households for whom these upgrades are realistic.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

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In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands.

— Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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