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.
Recent Examples on the Web
That feels like what the notion of widening the lens is all about.
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Maya Layne, Vogue, 26 June 2024
However, the prospect of the military, backed by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, starting to draft seminary students could widen cracks in Netanyahu's increasingly brittle coalition.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
That will be remedied for 2026 by eliminating field-level suites in the four corners and widening the playing surface, although that was not done for Copa América.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Zircon in a meteorite opens the door on Mars’ past
Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Maya Layne, Vogue, 26 June 2024
However, the prospect of the military, backed by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, starting to draft seminary students could widen cracks in Netanyahu's increasingly brittle coalition.
—Maayan Lubell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
That will be remedied for 2026 by eliminating field-level suites in the four corners and widening the playing surface, although that was not done for Copa América.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Zircon in a meteorite opens the door on Mars’ past
Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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