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broadening

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broad·en  (brôdn)
tr. & intr.v. broad·ened, broad·en·ing, broad·ens
To make or become broad or broader.

broaden·er n.
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Noun1.broadening - the act of making something wider
change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something
2.broadening - the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"
development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
3.broadening - an increase in width
increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"


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He stopped and faced about, seeking the source of the rapidly broadening light.
A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impetuous embrace.
A broadening gap of green water appeared under me, and I pushed back with all my strength to avoid falling headlong.
 
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