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as in developed
to express more fully and in greater detail
an article on the First Ladies that the author later expanded into a book
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we had to expand the list of wedding guests several times in order to accommodate all the relatives Mother wouldn't dream of excluding
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as in extended
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
a spare leaf for those times when we have to expand the dining table to accommodate extra guests
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as in accelerated
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
water expands when it becomes frozen
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as in blown up
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Recent Examples of expanded
Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
About 700,000 children were disenrolled from Medicaid in the state as part of the unwinding process happening nationwide after Medicaid coverage was expanded following the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The program has since expanded across the state and been replicated in other states.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The automaker has recently expanded its apprenticeship programs and partnered with nonprofits to create new training opportunities, hoping to combat the persistent stigma and pay challenges attached to trade work.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill, which has expanded work requirements for some recipients and taken protections away from others, will also increase the amount of money that states must contribute to the program for the first time in decades.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
The company has also expanded into events and podcasting.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The ownership update comes during a season in which MLTT grew to 10 teams, expanded its national television partnership with CBS Sports and introduced TableTennis.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
About 700,000 children were disenrolled from Medicaid in the state as part of the unwinding process happening nationwide after Medicaid coverage was expanded following the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The program has since expanded across the state and been replicated in other states.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The automaker has recently expanded its apprenticeship programs and partnered with nonprofits to create new training opportunities, hoping to combat the persistent stigma and pay challenges attached to trade work.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The bill, which has expanded work requirements for some recipients and taken protections away from others, will also increase the amount of money that states must contribute to the program for the first time in decades.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
The company has also expanded into events and podcasting.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The ownership update comes during a season in which MLTT grew to 10 teams, expanded its national television partnership with CBS Sports and introduced TableTennis.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanded
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Each bottle of ink and each toner cartridge has a page-yield rating, based on test pages developed by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The nation’s early Tomahawk cruise missiles were developed at General Dynamics Convair division in San Diego during the 1970s and later tested far offshore.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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In April, the Legislature approved a bill that increased per-student funding for public schools from $7,771 to $8,162.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their answers varied greatly, but one area of consensus is that the plan has pulled more state agencies and rural regions into the conversation, which has increased overall awareness of the problem.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hailey Bieber extended The Row’s $890 City sandal into fall this week in Los Angeles, while Kendall Jenner wore the same style on repeat in New York.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later, be extended again.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Newton redefines robot physics The beta release of Newton Physics Engine, announced today, is open-source, GPU-accelerated, and managed by the Linux Foundation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Government initiatives have accelerated this shift.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sequence augmented took place at a wedding between two men, with AI editing swapping one man’s face for a woman’s.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Britain’s queen consort augmented her sapphire gown with special pieces of sapphire and diamond jewelry, including a tiara that paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II — the Belgian sapphire tiara.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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On a patch of public land north of Ramona earlier this month, Angela Hernandez-Cusick watched with a group of wildlife experts as the door to each cub’s carrier was opened.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) over its employment practices, the agency said in a news release Tuesday.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The protests then swelled to wider calls to stamp out corruption, repression and rising crime under President Dina Boluarte’s rule.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Following too much pasta or one too many sweet treats, my stomach gets quite sensitive—resulting in a feeling of tightness and a distended, rumbling tummy.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
20 May 2025
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“Expanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanded. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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