widen

Example Sentences

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The cells produced much less nitric oxide, which helps blood vessels relax and widen, and more endothelin-1, which causes vessels to tighten.

From Science Daily

Lawyers representing the women are calling for the trust to widen the scope of reviews and go back further.

From BBC

As spring progresses, the gap between sunrise and sunset will keep widening until the summer solstice on 21 June when daylight will be at its peak.

From BBC

The scope of the inquiry has been widened to cover alleged human trafficking.

From BBC

The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.

From Los Angeles Times