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
California is currently considering investing $500 million to widen a North Bay highway that’s sinking into a marsh surrounded because low-income commuters from Solano County use the route to get to jobs in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
From pole, track position turns into leverage, strategy turns conservative and Red Bull’s runway widens.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Left unchecked, these systems risk reinforcing, or even widening, global inequalities.
—Harvard Business Review, 1 Oct. 2025
Broadening Global Connections SIFF has steadily widened its international footprint, increasing the number of submissions and their countries of origin year after year.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
From pole, track position turns into leverage, strategy turns conservative and Red Bull’s runway widens.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Left unchecked, these systems risk reinforcing, or even widening, global inequalities.
—Harvard Business Review, 1 Oct. 2025
Broadening Global Connections SIFF has steadily widened its international footprint, increasing the number of submissions and their countries of origin year after year.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widen
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Our goal is to broaden our reach while solidifying our position as a leading voice in American journalism.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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In August, Jackson broadened his request for similar Y-STR DNA profiles to law enforcement agencies throughout the country.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Educational Freedom Accounts program significantly expand state taxpayer funding of student tuition and other costs related to private schools and some home-school expenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Human rights advocates say Israel’s destruction of health infrastructure and intensified hostilities have hampered efforts to document the full scope of famine in Gaza.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the winds intensified, power lines across the city started to fault.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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