as in to broaden
to increase the width, breadth, or scope of
Immediate action to widen the highway is needed to ease the near constant congestion. The authorities planned to widen their investigation into Ponzi scheme.
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Recent Examples of widen
As the gap widened, this round of protests erupted.
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Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Moments like that help explain why Snoop’s presence keeps widening.
—Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The bombardment killed at least four people, left hundreds of thousands without power, and widened the humanitarian crisis as winter deepens.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Seeking to prevent the spread of HIV, Unitaid is providing $31 million to South Africa and Zambia in hopes of widening access to a groundbreaking prevention medicine beyond traditional health clinics.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
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Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Moments like that help explain why Snoop’s presence keeps widening.
—Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The bombardment killed at least four people, left hundreds of thousands without power, and widened the humanitarian crisis as winter deepens.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Seeking to prevent the spread of HIV, Unitaid is providing $31 million to South Africa and Zambia in hopes of widening access to a groundbreaking prevention medicine beyond traditional health clinics.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widen
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The protests have broadened to address the reality that Iran’s regime has also often failed to adequately feed, house, educate, and employ the country’s growing population.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers say the delays make their clients more vulnerable to arrests and deportations, as part of the administration's push to broaden the scope of arrests.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Flywing also plans to expand the competitive side of the platform.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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For immigration advocates in the Bay Area, Good’s death has intensified long-standing concerns about intimidation and retaliation against those who monitor federal agents.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The chaos intensified after someone threw a snowball.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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