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 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.
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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
Jury service also widens the circle of people invested in courts that work and that operate honestly.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—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
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
Jury service also widens the circle of people invested in courts that work and that operate honestly.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
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The result is an erosion of individual agency and a system that guards access rather than broadens it.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The term also broadens the clinical lens.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Either way, what a great result that expands theatrical audiences.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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This comparison gets intense in organizational settings because workplaces have a clear hierarchy, which intensifies comparisons.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As climate change intensifies natural disasters, states across the US have been mandating that home sellers disclose risks such as flooding.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Widens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widens. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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