- present participle of broaden.
broadening
Example Sentences
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Since its formation, the United States has repeatedly redefined the right to vote, broadening it to include women, Black people and other groups, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026
The stock market is broadening beyond tech as investors look for new market leadership into the summer months and over the back half of the year.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
With that infrastructure now built, the focus is broadening out, he noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
To measure how significant this broadening could be, the researchers turned to a source of data much closer to home: radio transmissions from spacecraft operating within our solar system.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
“Why don’t you open your own business? I’ll advance you the money,” I said, fascinated at the idea of broadening my commercial interests in that direction.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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