- present participle of broaden.
broadening
Example Sentences
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Looking forward he anticipates the chip shortage broadening out to foundry — the actual manufacturing of chips.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026
After a regulatory change that year broadening the types of issues shareholders could raise, BlackRock has called many of the more recent proxy proposals “overreaching.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
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
There are, however, signs that capex demand is broadening, which bodes well for both the economy and the stock market.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Compared to the normal brain, Algernons had decreased in weight and there was a general smoothing out of the cerebral convolutions as well as a deepening and broadening of brain fissures.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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