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as in developing
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 increasing
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 extending
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 rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
water expands when it becomes frozen
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Recent Examples of expanding
From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The company is also expanding its Customer Acceleration Program, which allows enterprises to evaluate humanoid robots and prepare for large-scale deployment.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The Laugh List is a natural extension of that work, expanding our focus into feature filmmaking by recognizing exceptional comedy screenwriters and the scripts that deserve greater attention.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Beyond building technical skills — like using a sewing machine — Galvan began expanding her perspective on the fashion world itself.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Marketing's role is expanding from capturing demand to helping shape it.
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Sairam Vedam,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
New information sources are expanding the conversation and creating opportunities to examine familiar questions from different angles.
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Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Layne’s group has pushed county leaders to fund a continuous drug addiction treatment program, expanding access for those who need it both during and after incarceration.
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Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The report calls on policymakers to deepen investment into the region’s youth, including through expanding the Youth Commission, supporting youth programs and funding future research.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The company is also expanding its Customer Acceleration Program, which allows enterprises to evaluate humanoid robots and prepare for large-scale deployment.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
The Laugh List is a natural extension of that work, expanding our focus into feature filmmaking by recognizing exceptional comedy screenwriters and the scripts that deserve greater attention.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Beyond building technical skills — like using a sewing machine — Galvan began expanding her perspective on the fashion world itself.
—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Marketing's role is expanding from capturing demand to helping shape it.
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Sairam Vedam,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
New information sources are expanding the conversation and creating opportunities to examine familiar questions from different angles.
—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Layne’s group has pushed county leaders to fund a continuous drug addiction treatment program, expanding access for those who need it both during and after incarceration.
—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The report calls on policymakers to deepen investment into the region’s youth, including through expanding the Youth Commission, supporting youth programs and funding future research.
—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expanding
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Municipal workers are developing a new low-level drinking water connection to supply the city's approximately 7,300 residents, hotels, businesses and the golf course as the lake level falls, Geller added.
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While a male fetus is developing in the womb, testicles originate in the abdomen near the kidneys.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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The rock band, which consists of Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weekz, Peter Anspach and Cotter Ellis, released a statement shortly after the incident, extending their condolences to the victim’s family and loved ones.
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And the financial burden is extending beyond the young workers clamoring for independence.
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Not surprisingly, the number keeps rising.
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Enter Maddie’s Secret, Early’s directorial debut, which follows a chef at GourMaybe Test Kitchen whose rising place in the food-influencer world clashes with her lifelong struggle with bulimia.
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Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
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The right question to ask early on is whether the rate of experimentation and the surfacing of new use cases are accelerating month over month.
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Los Angeles County expanded its emergency response by opening a 24-hour smoke respite shelter at City Terrace Park and directing agencies to continue health monitoring and environmental assessments.
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England and Ghana remain scoreless after the opening 45 minutes.
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Rough weather rolled over the Colorado community of Evergreen on Wednesday night, swelling Bear Creek and tributaries and tossing debris and mud into homes and downtown.
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Symptoms can be mild to severe and range from nausea, itching, abdominal pain, swelling of the lips to life-threatening symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
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The technology is designed to act as a co-pilot, augmenting rather than replacing the training, professionalism and instinct of experienced emergency personnel.
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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“Expanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expanding. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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