expansionary
adjective
ex·pan·sion·ary
ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē 
: tending toward expansion
an expansionary economy
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Whereas expansionary monetary policy puts downward pressure in the short term, the subsequent surge in inflation causes interest rates to rise.
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Takaichi narrowly lost to Ishiba in last year's party run-off leadership election and is known for her expansionary fiscal proposals and skepticism of the Bank of Japan's rate increases.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Crowds took to the streets of Suwayda, a Druze majority Syrian city, to protest his call to demilitarize southern Syria and regional leaders representing the group accused Israel of expansionary goals.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The budget is already $840 billion in the hole through just the first four months of fiscal 2025 as the deficit runs above 6% as a share of gross domestic product, a level virtually unheard of in a peacetime, expansionary economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Takaichi narrowly lost to Ishiba in last year's party run-off leadership election and is known for her expansionary fiscal proposals and skepticism of the Bank of Japan's rate increases.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Crowds took to the streets of Suwayda, a Druze majority Syrian city, to protest his call to demilitarize southern Syria and regional leaders representing the group accused Israel of expansionary goals.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The budget is already $840 billion in the hole through just the first four months of fiscal 2025 as the deficit runs above 6% as a share of gross domestic product, a level virtually unheard of in a peacetime, expansionary economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Expansionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansionary. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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