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 Hermès has broadened the selection of products displayed on its e-commerce platform, including leather goods, to better reflect the range available to customers. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Protests that began over underfunded schools and staff shortages have broadened into a movement against soaring living costs, months before France’s presidential election. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The decline comes despite California’s expansion of its film and television tax credit last year, which increased the program’s annual funding from $330 million to $750 million and broadened eligibility to additional types of productions. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 The protests broadened as France’s CGT labor union and other activists joined in while students paused for a fall break. — Teresa Medrano, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 And Woody’s an incredible sax player, so that’s really broadened our sound. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 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 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

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The ad, which attacks the Democratic gubernatorial candidate and questions her mental health, has widened Republican divisions as Ohio’s governor and Senate races tighten.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
On the cost of food and groceries, the second-most important issue, the Democratic lead widened to +16 from +7 in the July survey.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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But the lead quickly expanded in the second half, thanks to a 15-0 run by Charlotte, which lasted nearly three minutes and was capped off by Allen’s three-pointer.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Development began in the 1970s, and the system became operational for military use before civilian access expanded.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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