widen
Example Sentences
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The headline default rate is still low, but beneath the surface, in rising shadow defaults, surging withdrawal requests and compressed yields that no longer compensate for the risk, the cracks are widening.
From MarketWatch
The widening fighting will likely delay shippers from returning to Red Sea routes and most vessels will instead have to travel around the Cape of Good Hope.
Feeling squeezed by the new global climate where Might is Right, or at least Might takes centre stage, the family of nations for European cooperation is widening.
From BBC
A prolonged or widening conflict would favor the obvious: Invest in anything related to energy, gold and defense contractors.
From MarketWatch
Shares of Viking fell Monday due to the widening Middle East conflict, which pushed up oil prices and raised fuel cost fears.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
