broadening

verb

present participle of broaden
as in widening
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 broadening The prospect of broadening its fragrance offering was thought to be one of the driving factors behind the merger talks with Puig, which came to an end last month. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 The findings suggest affluent Americans are broadening their search. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 The two companies will now oversee worldwide distribution of the series, broadening its global footprint and long-term commercial potential. — Peter White, Deadline, 16 June 2026 The longer-term relative trend is not yet bullish, with the declining 200-day MA still overhead, but the recent improvement fits with broadening leadership. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026 The proposal would require the BLM to apply land-health standards to grazing allotments, mainly broadening the scope to entire watersheds rather than the landscape health of individual allotments. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026 Beyond shipbuilding Taken together, the recent announcements show HII broadening its role across the Navy’s modernization efforts. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026 The distribution partnership is part of the global streamer’s focus on broadening its content offerings and strengthening engagement via an aggregation strategy not unlike traditional pay TV. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 Yet many could still replicate portions of its economic evolution by broadening participation, encouraging private enterprise, welcoming additional foreign investors, and leveraging competition among outside powers to secure more favorable outcomes. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadening
  1. widening
  2. expanding
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  • Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Gold rose on Thursday as the widening Middle East conflict drove investors towards the safe-haven asset, while a softer dollar also lent support to prices.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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  • The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The mission won't just hunt for aliens, but rather explore these habitable planets and their atmospheres, expanding our understanding of other worlds while also being used for a variety of astronomical purposes.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 July 2026
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“Broadening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadening. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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