expansionary
adjective
ex·pan·sion·ary
ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē 
: tending toward expansion
an expansionary economy
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Minsky lived through the period of the 1970s, when the Fed did engage in overly expansionary monetary policy, with the end result having been very high inflation.
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But for the Fed, a steadier growth outlook and more expansionary fiscal policy are reasons to forgo rate cuts.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 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, 31 Aug. 2025
But for the Fed, a steadier growth outlook and more expansionary fiscal policy are reasons to forgo rate cuts.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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