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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Polls before the election had found a widening gender gap between the two candidates.
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
In particular, House District 69 representing Carmel remained extremely close for several hours, though Republican Danny Lopez has widened the margin to about 7 percentage points above Democrat Matt McNally with nearly all of the votes counted.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Harris has widened her lead among swing state college students.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Prognosticators have focused on the widening gender gap with women favoring Harris and men preferring Trump, both by double-digit differences.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
In particular, House District 69 representing Carmel remained extremely close for several hours, though Republican Danny Lopez has widened the margin to about 7 percentage points above Democrat Matt McNally with nearly all of the votes counted.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Harris has widened her lead among swing state college students.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Prognosticators have focused on the widening gender gap with women favoring Harris and men preferring Trump, both by double-digit differences.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widen. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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