expands

present tense third-person singular of expand
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as in extends
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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Recent Examples of expands In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands. — Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Here, a modest slide-out wall module expands the width of the motorhome interior to carve out extra space for a cozy home theater-style setup with two side-facing power recliners split far enough apart to fit a drinks/snacks table between them. — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 And these are figures that are only rising as the Academy expands its global outreach. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 As Carrie’s creator, showrunner, and writer, Mike Flanagan expands his role as the Stephen King whisperer. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Starship fuel network expands Florida is not SpaceX’s first attempt to build a dedicated natural gas connection for Starship. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Looking further ahead, Widstrand will be seeking to more directly target women and younger viewers too, as the service expands. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expands
Verb
  • The play’s tension, gently but poignantly unspooled, develops from the fact that while Ryan has pursued a career onstage, Charlie never did.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Asfaw primarily develops cost-friendly skin care products that target young consumer needs.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.
    — Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Italian deal extends a run of international partnerships the guild has struck since the pandemic.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • While the majority of shoppers are Latino, particularly Mexican, Palomino said the market’s appeal extends to other communities as well.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The National Weather Service said rainfall was diminishing in the area but that rapid river rises and flooding remained possible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • How to see the Taurid meteor showers Both showers appear to originate from Taurus, a constellation that rises during the evening and climbs higher into the sky as the night progresses.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Using this strategy, our team found that skeletal muscle memory accelerates muscle growth.
    — Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Communities are being asked to do more with less as climate change accelerates, and the skills needed to care for these places are being lost.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If the festival opens, food and beverage service will be limited, the children’s area will not be available and portions of the park may be wet or muddy.
    — Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Below that, the main deck features a large lounge and dining area that opens to the spacious aft deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Friday, the high tide in San Diego and La Jolla was coming in 17 inches higher than the official prediction, which doesn’t account for hotter-than-normal ocean waters or swells from tropical storms, according to NOAA’s tide forecasts.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Music, which has been the constant all-consuming river of his life, swells him into an adventure that will change him forever.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That the stakes are high only augments the thrill of unlocking their working equation.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The funding augments ongoing lobbying efforts from the individual firms.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Expands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expands. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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