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 bright pink headphones, first spotted by 9to5Mac, feature a headband more similar to AirPods Max than previous Beats headphones, featuring a thinner stem which progressively widens to connect to the earcups.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Channel your strong will into a brave share, like posting a thoughtful piece that widens your view.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Overlooking these seemingly unprofitable lots widens the wealth gap between homeowners and renters.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Choose a course that widens your view, and schedule a short window to explore without pressure, then jot down two insights for later.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Minnesota bans prediction markets Minnesota became the first US state to ban prediction markets, in a move that widens the row over the platforms.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Wall Street wants to see a broader customer base The rising tide of AI capex is lifting all boats in the semiconductor space but could submerge some of Nvidia's dominance as chip demand widens amid greater disaggregation in AI systems architecture.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
As agents take on more complex, multi-step work, the gap between intelligence that can be trusted and intelligence that merely sounds convincing widens.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Channel your strong will into a brave share, like posting a thoughtful piece that widens your view.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Overlooking these seemingly unprofitable lots widens the wealth gap between homeowners and renters.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Choose a course that widens your view, and schedule a short window to explore without pressure, then jot down two insights for later.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Minnesota bans prediction markets Minnesota became the first US state to ban prediction markets, in a move that widens the row over the platforms.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Wall Street wants to see a broader customer base The rising tide of AI capex is lifting all boats in the semiconductor space but could submerge some of Nvidia's dominance as chip demand widens amid greater disaggregation in AI systems architecture.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
As agents take on more complex, multi-step work, the gap between intelligence that can be trusted and intelligence that merely sounds convincing widens.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
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As Glyph rounds into the homestretch the narrative broadens, a flash of transcendence for the soldier and horse, a ray of hope for Petra and Patch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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If leadership broadens beyond semiconductors and mega-cap tech, XLC could be one of the areas positioned to participate in the next phase of rotation.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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The film expands Haig’s play and includes additional characters and sequences, including the actual D-day invasion.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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This problem often intensifies once business leaders decide to scale their AI solutions and move them into production.—
Shekhar Iyer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
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