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
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
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Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When no one knows (or is supposed to know) what anyone else earns, the pay gap widens.
—Danaya Wilson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Sergio Busquets dictates rhythm, Jordi Alba widens the pitch and Luis Suárez stays on the last shoulder for cutbacks.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The spiral widens until the world loses the ability to name what is being done.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Peter Diamandis is five feet four and has pipestem legs, but his torso widens into broad shoulders, powerful biceps, and a craggy, Homeric head.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
And Martin, earnest Martin, frontman of the biggest and kindest and most earnest band in the world, widens his eyes and smiles.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The City of Phoenix is investing $60 million as part of plans to tackle extreme heat, which threatens public health and widens socio-economic disparities amongst residents.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
When no one knows (or is supposed to know) what anyone else earns, the pay gap widens.
—Danaya Wilson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Sergio Busquets dictates rhythm, Jordi Alba widens the pitch and Luis Suárez stays on the last shoulder for cutbacks.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The spiral widens until the world loses the ability to name what is being done.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Peter Diamandis is five feet four and has pipestem legs, but his torso widens into broad shoulders, powerful biceps, and a craggy, Homeric head.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
And Martin, earnest Martin, frontman of the biggest and kindest and most earnest band in the world, widens his eyes and smiles.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
The City of Phoenix is investing $60 million as part of plans to tackle extreme heat, which threatens public health and widens socio-economic disparities amongst residents.
—Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
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If successful, this broadens Nvidia’s total addressable market into logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, retail, and autonomous systems—sectors that prize uptime and safety.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Managing Product Complexity And User Experience As Zoom broadens its platform, expectations for clarity and intuitiveness are also rising.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now, even if the AL and NL were to stay, realignment is going to have to happen anyway once MLB expands to 32 teams.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The film expands on the novel Stabat Mater by Tiziano Scarpa, which in turn is based on the real life of Vivaldi who was a Roman Catholic priest and taught at the Ospedale della Pietà for almost 30 years.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump has been unable to follow through on his promises to apply economic sanctions as Putin intensifies his attacks on civilians in Ukraine, Boyechko added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The decision to strip away all context intensifies its emotional weight, transforming silence into an overwhelming presence.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Widens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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