overextends

verb

present tense third-person singular of overextend
as in overreaches

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  1. broadens
  2. widens
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  • Beyond reducing component counts, the approach broadens supply chain options, speeds manufacturing, and provides greater flexibility when increasing output.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Nolan takes this concern and broadens it to apply to more than elite male householders in Ancient Greece.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
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  • But according to Payscale’s 2026 Gender Pay Gap Report, the gender pay gap starts at 12% at the beginning of a career, widens to 19% after a decade, and reaches 25% after 30 years.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Extravagant Jupiter widens your 8th House of Shared Resources, while transformative Pluto presses from your 2nd House of Money.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of widens
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“Overextends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextends. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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