as in broadened
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 widened
Not to mention the moral superiority gap it’s widened in conversations between the thin and the not thin enough.
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Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Among those ages 18-29, the gap widened to a staggering 21 points.
—Ryan Burge, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
For the first time since data has been available going back to the 1960s, the gender pay gap widened for a second year in a row.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials lambast US immigration raid South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the US on Monday as the fallout widened from last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The achievement gap widened also in 12th grade math.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Only Murders in the Building has gradually widened its focus outside the boundaries of the Arconia over the course of its four previous seasons.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The achievement gap also widened in twelfth-grade math.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, Black babies in Mississippi have an infant mortality rate significantly higher than white babies and this gap has recently widened.
—Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Among those ages 18-29, the gap widened to a staggering 21 points.
—Ryan Burge, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
For the first time since data has been available going back to the 1960s, the gender pay gap widened for a second year in a row.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials lambast US immigration raid South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the US on Monday as the fallout widened from last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The achievement gap widened also in 12th grade math.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Only Murders in the Building has gradually widened its focus outside the boundaries of the Arconia over the course of its four previous seasons.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The achievement gap also widened in twelfth-grade math.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, Black babies in Mississippi have an infant mortality rate significantly higher than white babies and this gap has recently widened.
—Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widened
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But by now the conversations have broadened – and this year's conference focused particularly on multifamily, GSEs, labor and land.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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By humanizing the magazine and showcasing people rather than just furniture, Astley broadened its appeal to generations raised on authenticity.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The southern resident population faces exceptional challenges that have intensified reproductive failures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia has intensified its long-range strikes on Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Widened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widened. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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