as in broadened
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 widened
Difference Between Regular Season and Playoffs The NBA postseason has become less predictable in part because predictions are largely based on regular-season observations, and the gulf between regular season and playoff basketball has widened.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
That’s a structural mismatch that has only widened since federal pandemic aid expired in 2023.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Novosel used 1-inch foam in large sheets to build up platforms that widened progressively toward the ground.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Hurst purchased rights of way when Pipeline Road was widened.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Under full anesthesia, the dog’s nostrils are widened, and excess tissue is removed to improve breathing.
—Taneia Surles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Nikolas’ recent assertions have widened the scandal to include Braun and Huberman.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Advertisement The hearing also widened into scrutiny of Hegseth’s management of the Pentagon.
—Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
But the London podium widened the meaning of the moment.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
That’s a structural mismatch that has only widened since federal pandemic aid expired in 2023.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Novosel used 1-inch foam in large sheets to build up platforms that widened progressively toward the ground.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Hurst purchased rights of way when Pipeline Road was widened.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Under full anesthesia, the dog’s nostrils are widened, and excess tissue is removed to improve breathing.
—Taneia Surles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Nikolas’ recent assertions have widened the scandal to include Braun and Huberman.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Advertisement The hearing also widened into scrutiny of Hegseth’s management of the Pentagon.
—Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
But the London podium widened the meaning of the moment.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widened
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By early 2024, the account had broadened to domestic concerns, including opinions on student activism at Columbia University in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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At Deming’s fund, Halioua sat in on start-up pitches and broadened her view of the longevity industry.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Turner expanded that purchase into Turner Broadcasting System, or TBS, which included Turner Network Television, or TNT, and the groundbreaking 24-hour news channel Cable News Network, or CNN, which launched its nonstop news coverage in 1980.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In the ’90s, the blockbuster sales of two flea-and-tick medications, Frontline and Advantage, demonstrated untapped demand, and then intensified that demand by enabling new levels of indoor intimacy between dogs and people.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Fear of breaking the law has intensified The reverberations of Florida’s six-week ban have been felt in doctors’ offices and emergency departments across the state.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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“Widened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widened. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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