Synonyms for widening
widen·ing

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1. widening, broadeningnoun

   an increase in width

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

2. turnout, wideningnoun

   a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

   Synonyms:
   output, outturn, broadening, sidetrack, rig, turnout, getup, siding, outfit, railroad siding

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

3. widening, broadeningnoun

   the act of making something wider

   Synonyms:
   broadening, turnout

   Antonyms:
   narrowing

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1. List of paraphrases for "widening":

   enlargement, expansion, expanding, broadening, expand, growing, extension, extending, broaden, increasing, enlarging, dig, aggravation, worsening, widens, expanded

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1. Warren Patterson:

   It comes down largely to fiscal breakeven oil prices - the Saudis have a breakeven price of around $85 per barrel, and so they will be concerned about potentially a widening gap between this level and where the market trades.

2. Norihiro Yamaguchi:

   While we did not discount the possibility of a widening of the band to secure a smooth leadership transition, Kuroda appears to have avoided a sharp rise in JGB yields before the end of the fiscal year, the decision to uphold policy rates comes at a cost. The BOJ will be forced to continue its massive JGB purchases to stem speculation of additional YCC tweaks, which will worsen market liquidity.

3. Paul Ryan:

   The intelligence committees, in their continuing, widening, ongoing investigations of all things Russia, got to the bottom -- at least so far with respect to our intelligence community -- that no such wiretap existed.

4. Daniel Schneider:

   Really what we saw here was a story of widening inequality.

5. Mary Gay Scanlon:

   We have had this widening wealth gap in the country, we've seen the income inequality increasing, and as someone suggested today, the fact of the pandemic really exposed how hungry people are in this country, so let's make sure that while people are still aware of this, while they're still giving to their food pantries, they realize that this is a continuing issue and we need to address it upfront.