as in to broaden
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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Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away.
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Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
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Russia's budget deficit widened as the conflict entered its third year.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Taboola's data, shared exclusively with Axios, shows Musk has outpaced his closest peers — Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — for years, but the gap widened dramatically in 2024.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
The widening project on Loop 101 runs between Interstate 17 and 75th Avenue in Phoenix
When will Loop 101 construction end?
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
Read more As Trump Returns, Europe Debates How To Step Up for Ukraine | Opinion
2024 Was Truly the End of the 'End of History'
Why Even a Jihadist Syria Is Better Than Assad | Opinion
Russia's budget deficit widened as the conflict entered its third year.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Taboola's data, shared exclusively with Axios, shows Musk has outpaced his closest peers — Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — for years, but the gap widened dramatically in 2024.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
The widening project on Loop 101 runs between Interstate 17 and 75th Avenue in Phoenix
When will Loop 101 construction end?
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The tie-up would broaden Constellation’s portfolio as companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon are scrambling to secure energy for data centers used to run artificial intelligence and other services.Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Starlink And SpaceX Operating in Italy since 2021, Starlink could broaden its scope to support emergency response efforts, including disaster relief and counterterrorism operations.Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Preserving, nature, history, and culture for future generations All told, Biden created 10 new national monuments and expanded 2 others during his term, tying him for eighth place, with William Taft, for the most monuments designated by a president.Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
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While teams build local fan bases, league executives are also keen to grow individual player brands, recognizing the way other women’s sports stars—such as Caitlin Clark, Ilona Maher, Alex Morgan and Serena Williams—have expanded the fan bases for their sports.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Big Ten-SEC rivalry is about to intensify as the external factors dictating both conferences’ strategies change, and the Big Ten perhaps is in a better position to succeed than at any time in the last 50 years.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Banks are on a winning streak, one that’s poised to intensify as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Widen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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