Widening

He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.

The gap between the haves and the have nots is widening.

A human being is part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

The gap between rich and poor is widening.

The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.

The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; […]

She looked up sleepily and asked me what it was, and with the very words I thought she drew in her breath with a widening of the nostrils and seemed to come suddenly and fully alive.

Near the site of the old Kennet Bridge signalbox, a down goods loop has been provided and this necessitated the widening of an embankment and the slewing of the up and down relief lines.