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  • present participle of widen.

widening



ADJECTIVE
spreading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
extensive spread-out
Antonyms








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Washington is widening the entrance in the same week the people inside learned the exit is 5% wide.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Shell and other oil majors are seeing "an unprecedented widening of the refining spread", said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Other options include widening the Brynglas Tunnels - one of the most significant causes of congestion on the M4 in Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It paints the picture of this later equity cycle environment, where correlations are lower, and we have these credit spreads widening out as well,” Wald told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Darius raises the volume on the music, and this is what takes up the widening silence between us.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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