widening
- present participle of widen.
Example Sentences
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The week will also offer more detail about how the Iran war, rising costs and the widening cyclospora outbreak are affecting what people buy in grocery stores and restaurants.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
David Khalfa, a Middle East specialist at the Paris-based Jean-Jaures Foundation, said a "widening range of strategic infrastructure" was being drawn into the conflict.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Over the next several weeks, their sensors noted that the crack was widening about 0.015 of an inch per day, a rate invisible to the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Although gaps at some school stages had begun to close post-pandemic, the report said they were widening again in the early years and at Key Stage 4, when pupils sit their GCSEs.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Bagman called earnestly over the crowd’s babble, his round blue eyes widening.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
