BROADENS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

broadens

verb

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 Hanwha Power said the approval strengthens its capabilities in fully electric vessel design and broadens its marine propulsion portfolio. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Gold, meanwhile, has gained traction as John Hardy broadens its assortment across price points. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The agreement broadens co-production to film, TV and video works regardless of length or genre and allows producers from third countries to participate. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 India’s youth movement broadens campaign against Modi For the Cockroach movement, the voter list dispute offers an opportunity to broaden its campaign. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 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 This is how the silicon race broadens beyond the hyperscalers. — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Their participation broadens the range of organizations represented within the validator set. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes widens to 2,600 theaters domestically on Friday for its sophomore frame.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Russia, the world's second-largest diesel supplier, took heavy drone attacks from Ukraine this week that damaged key oil infrastructure, as Kyiv widens its targets to keep the Kremlin from raising diesel exports.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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Alabama facility expands production Lockheed Martin broke ground on an expansion of Building P-20 in Troy that will add 47,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
His comments come as Mastercard expands its involvement in digital assets, including through its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, which was completed in August.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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