expansionary

adjective

ex·pan·sion·ary ik-ˈspan(t)-shə-ˌner-ē

: tending toward expansion

an expansionary economy

Examples of expansionary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The resources promised for postwar reconstruction in Ukraine can serve the role that the Marshall Plan played after World War II in countering Moscow’s expansionary plans. —

Laszlo Bruszt, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024 The main culprit of inflation was the Federal Reserve’s expansionary monetary policy, but after the Fed jacked up interest rates in 2022, inflation has come down and is near its 2 percent long-run target. —

Thomas L. Hogan, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024 To Srivastava, the Robbinsville temple represents one more outpost of an expansionary organization whose spread is powered by a complicated mixture of politics, economics, class, history, and practical spirituality. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2023 Russia’s leader has tried to keep the daily lives of Russians insulated from the worst impacts of his expansionary campaign in order to minimize risks to political stability. —

Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for expansionary

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