widens

verb

present tense third-person singular of widen
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 Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes widens to 2,600 theaters domestically on Friday for its sophomore frame. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Russia, the world's second-largest diesel supplier, took heavy drone attacks from Ukraine this week that damaged key oil infrastructure, as Kyiv widens its targets to keep the Kremlin from raising diesel exports. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Ororo expanded its Heated Liner Collection in September 2026, which widens sizing and style choices for holiday orders. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 Health data travels from home medical devices through applications, cloud platforms and hospital systems before reaching a clinician, and each step widens the digital footprint. — Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Rather than concentrating solely on those responsible, Terzić widens the circle to the classmates who were silent bystanders who never intervened. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 By evening, the Moon enters Sagittarius and your perspective widens fast. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026 Chesney widens his lead for the most Country Airplay leaders over Blake Shelton, the runner-up with 30. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widens
  1. broadens
  2. expands
  3. intensifies
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  • The name Platform6 refers to the sixth art — performing arts — and the acquisition of Without Production broadens its offer, adding fashion shows to its expertise.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The agreement broadens co-production to film, TV and video works regardless of length or genre and allows producers from third countries to participate.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of broadens
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  • This is becoming especially important as the AI economy expands.
    — H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Larger aircraft expands capacity The 737-10 typically seats between 185 and 210 passengers in a two-class configuration, although its maximum seating capacity reaches 230.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of expands
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  • The dispute unfolds as Russia intensifies attacks across Ukraine and as Kyiv presses Western allies for more interceptors, while new diplomatic efforts seek to end the war.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • If the war with Iran intensifies again, foreign executives will be reluctant to even visit Saudi Arabia, let alone invest in it.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensifies

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