as in broadening
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 widening
According to Ember, solar-plus-storage in India now costs around half as much as new coal plants, and that gap is widening as solar and battery costs continue falling while coal plants face declining utilization.
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The demand for batteries outside of China is set to triple within five years — driven by AI, data centers, drones, EVs, and defense — and the gap between what current supply chains can produce and what the market will need is widening fast.
—Gene Berdichevsky, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The University of Chicago expanded the range of undergraduate students eligible for free tuition on Wednesday, widening assistance for those from families with incomes below $250,000.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This is what makes her work distinctive within the widening field of performance art at the cusps of dance, theater, and the visual arts.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The service's multibillion-dollar shortfall is the product of a widening set of operational demands and rising costs across the force.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Does the green energy transition risk widening the equity gap?
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
That shortage points to a widening gap between where opportunity exists and where most people are being encouraged to look.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The demand for batteries outside of China is set to triple within five years — driven by AI, data centers, drones, EVs, and defense — and the gap between what current supply chains can produce and what the market will need is widening fast.
—Gene Berdichevsky, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The University of Chicago expanded the range of undergraduate students eligible for free tuition on Wednesday, widening assistance for those from families with incomes below $250,000.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This is what makes her work distinctive within the widening field of performance art at the cusps of dance, theater, and the visual arts.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The service's multibillion-dollar shortfall is the product of a widening set of operational demands and rising costs across the force.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Does the green energy transition risk widening the equity gap?
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
That shortage points to a widening gap between where opportunity exists and where most people are being encouraged to look.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widening
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Several central bankers have argued that the Fed should consider rate hikes, concerned that inflation is broadening even beyond the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs and the spike in oil prices from the Iran war.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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DoorDash has been broadening beyond restaurant delivery into local commerce, and the Urban Outfitters partnership fits into that strategy.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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With revenue-sharing challenges mounting across college athletics — and some schools already cutting sports — expanding the playoff has become a potential financial lifeline.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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According to Abbott's office, the Texas Department of Public Safety is immediately expanding the Texas Repeat Offender Taskforce to the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin metropolitan areas.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Behind the scenes, though, a scramble has been intensifying to hold together a fragile coalition politically and tenuous competition financially.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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But i-Ready is facing mounting backlash, and the revolt is intensifying as parents question how much time children spend on screens at school.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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“Widening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widening. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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