as in broadens
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 widens
The scope widens as necessary — to a cross-country train ride, a college campus, a corporate office, and more — but that duo by the water is the heartbeat of a poignant, unmissable film.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Otherwise, the trust deficit widens and adoption stalls.
—Prashant Kondle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wilson's runway walk widens the space occupied by the women of Musk's family in high fashion.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The gap widens even further with Apple Intelligence enabled—a round 8GB increase on the M4 Air.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Finding these features in younger rocks widens the window of time that Mars was potentially habitable and suggests that Mars could have been habitable later in the planet’s history than scientists previously thought, and older rocks might also hold signs of life that are simply harder to detect.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The increase widens a stark property tax gap between Idaho’s two largest school districts — Boise and West Ada — and illustrates dramatic policy differences between the adjoining Treasure Valley districts.
—Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
The trend, which is occurring as the wage gap widens, is particularly salient among Black women, mothers of young children and women leaving for caregiving needs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Otherwise, the trust deficit widens and adoption stalls.
—Prashant Kondle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wilson's runway walk widens the space occupied by the women of Musk's family in high fashion.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The gap widens even further with Apple Intelligence enabled—a round 8GB increase on the M4 Air.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Finding these features in younger rocks widens the window of time that Mars was potentially habitable and suggests that Mars could have been habitable later in the planet’s history than scientists previously thought, and older rocks might also hold signs of life that are simply harder to detect.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The increase widens a stark property tax gap between Idaho’s two largest school districts — Boise and West Ada — and illustrates dramatic policy differences between the adjoining Treasure Valley districts.
—Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
The trend, which is occurring as the wage gap widens, is particularly salient among Black women, mothers of young children and women leaving for caregiving needs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
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This season’s addition of a former child star client, played by Kyle Bary, broadens the narrative’s lens to examine fame, pressure, and reinvention, themes that resonate far beyond the courtroom.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shares are still trading at lower levels, even as the company progresses toward profitability and broadens its ecosystem beyond ride-hailing and delivery to include payments, lending, and digital banking.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its extendable tabletop expands to give you extra room when entertaining, while two drawers tuck away remotes and other essentials.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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Throughout this month, the collaboration expands with a robust lineup of experiential programming, including live performances with Gibson, a Maxbone Joy happy hour, a special Derrick Adams x Bookmarc moment, among other events.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Neptune retrograde in Pisces sharpens spiritual intuition, and the Sun entering Scorpio on the 22nd intensifies your pursuit of authenticity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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For quantum devices, the problem intensifies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Widens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widens. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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