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
Guy then stuck out his tongue and cartoonishly widened his eyes for the C-SPAN camera.
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Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
While this merger has pumped new blood into the pro-Palestinian campus movements, it’s widened a gap between workers and administrators over its purpose and legality.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The Dons widened the margin to 2-0 when Mai Falcone scored on Taylor Oxe’s sacrifice fly to right in the sixth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
The 2010 city study, which focused on operational traffic improvements, put the cost of a project that included widening the underpass at $40 million to $60 million, a figure that’s now dated.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
While this merger has pumped new blood into the pro-Palestinian campus movements, it’s widened a gap between workers and administrators over its purpose and legality.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The Dons widened the margin to 2-0 when Mai Falcone scored on Taylor Oxe’s sacrifice fly to right in the sixth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
The 2010 city study, which focused on operational traffic improvements, put the cost of a project that included widening the underpass at $40 million to $60 million, a figure that’s now dated.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widen. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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