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 latest 2025 Sustainability Trends Report from Generation Investment Management widens the lens.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilson's runway walk widens the space occupied by the women of Musk's family in high fashion.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The gap widens even further with Apple Intelligence enabled—a round 8GB increase on the M4 Air.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Finding these features in younger rocks widens the window of time that Mars was potentially habitable and suggests that Mars could have been habitable later in the planet’s history than scientists previously thought, and older rocks might also hold signs of life that are simply harder to detect.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 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
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilson's runway walk widens the space occupied by the women of Musk's family in high fashion.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The gap widens even further with Apple Intelligence enabled—a round 8GB increase on the M4 Air.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Finding these features in younger rocks widens the window of time that Mars was potentially habitable and suggests that Mars could have been habitable later in the planet’s history than scientists previously thought, and older rocks might also hold signs of life that are simply harder to detect.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
In neighborhoods with the highest levels of gun violence, the disparity widens to 68 times.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
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Shares are still trading at lower levels, even as the company progresses toward profitability and broadens its ecosystem beyond ride-hailing and delivery to include payments, lending, and digital banking.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The term also broadens the clinical lens.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Venus outshines the star by a factor of 120 to 1, and yet their proximity for several mornings intensifies the contrasting yellow-white of the planet and bluish white of the star.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Valuation — Expensive, But Deserved Here is where the discussion intensifies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Widens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widens. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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