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
Goodall also widened her view of conservation in Gombe beyond the national park, founding a program to reduce deforestation by addressing poverty in the communities around Lake Tanganyika, improving medical facilities, and helping farmers prevent soil erosion.
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 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
Other events that followed probably widened it.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In the years since Scary Movie 5, the horror genre has really widened.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Underneath the mouse, the PTFE feet have been widened around the edges and even around the sensor to give the mouse a smoother glide.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
As America’s cultural divide has widened, the Purge films have been there to offer some respite.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2050, that’ll be more than 33,000, if the road isn’t widened.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
That racial gap has only widened over the past 10 years.
—Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 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
Other events that followed probably widened it.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In the years since Scary Movie 5, the horror genre has really widened.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Underneath the mouse, the PTFE feet have been widened around the edges and even around the sensor to give the mouse a smoother glide.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
As America’s cultural divide has widened, the Purge films have been there to offer some respite.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2050, that’ll be more than 33,000, if the road isn’t widened.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
That racial gap has only widened over the past 10 years.
—Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widened
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The protests broadened to include calls for greater democracy, universal suffrage, and protection of civil liberties.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Juno's latest extension broadened its mission from studying Jupiter's interior and magnetosphere to include the planet's rings and observations of its large moons.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Founded in 1980, the company’s work with the federal government expanded significantly after 2018, completing more than $100 million in contracts since 2002, according to GovTribe.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The league then expanded its postseason bonus pool to $500,000 total in 2022.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pressure on journalists and opposition figures has intensified since Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and a political rival of the President, was arrested in March.—
Afşin Yurdakul,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Widened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widened. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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