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
Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
These formats have also widened the range of stories being told, giving a new generation of history fans the opportunity to discover and share stories about people and events long left out of traditional narratives.
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Paul Buccieri,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
From 1998 to 2000, credit spreads widened, giving investors an early warning before the market fell.
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Andrew Graham,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The war has widened a behind-the-scenes rift between Saudi Arabia and Washington, the WSJ reports separately.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
The situation has widened the gap between those living on limited incomes—such as retirees and vulnerable families—and those who receive remittances from abroad.
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Sarah Moreno
july 1,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
In doing so, the ruling helped clarify that protections for peace churches had been widened to include Muslims.
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Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
In a moment when too many voices are attempting to narrow who counts as part of Florida’s story, Local 10 widened the lens.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
ABC News,
2 July 2026
These formats have also widened the range of stories being told, giving a new generation of history fans the opportunity to discover and share stories about people and events long left out of traditional narratives.
—
Paul Buccieri,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
From 1998 to 2000, credit spreads widened, giving investors an early warning before the market fell.
—
Andrew Graham,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The war has widened a behind-the-scenes rift between Saudi Arabia and Washington, the WSJ reports separately.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
The situation has widened the gap between those living on limited incomes—such as retirees and vulnerable families—and those who receive remittances from abroad.
—
Sarah Moreno
july 1,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
—
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
In doing so, the ruling helped clarify that protections for peace churches had been widened to include Muslims.
—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
In a moment when too many voices are attempting to narrow who counts as part of Florida’s story, Local 10 widened the lens.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widened
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Phipps said the instruction broadened participants' understanding of potential threats and response options.
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But even as his social circle broadened, there was perhaps no one more influential on Greenspan than Ayn Rand.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure this year, causing fuel shortages in parts of Russia.
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Gymshark’s growth has slowed as competition has intensified and consumers have become more cautious about spending.
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