widened; widening
ˈwīd-niŋ 
ˈwī-dᵊn-iŋ
: to increase the width, scope, or extent of
widen a road
widen an investigation
: to become wide or wider
a widening gap
Examples of widen in a Sentence
The city is going to widen the road.
They plan to widen the investigation.
Her eyes widened in surprise.
They went swimming at a spot where the river widens.
The scope of the investigation has widened.
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The reassessment of the Fed's monetary policy outlook has widened the yields gap between U.S. and several Asian bonds.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
This alarming trend has widened the holistic health gap between Gen Z and Baby Boomers to a staggering 26%, highlighting an unprecedented generational health disparity.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In the decades that followed, however, that gap widened dramatically.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, the trade deficit widened by 6.2% to $78.2 billion in November.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
This alarming trend has widened the holistic health gap between Gen Z and Baby Boomers to a staggering 26%, highlighting an unprecedented generational health disparity.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In the decades that followed, however, that gap widened dramatically.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, the trade deficit widened by 6.2% to $78.2 billion in November.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widen. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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