1
as in develops
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 increases
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 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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as in rises
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
water expands when it becomes frozen
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Recent Examples of expands
The collaboration expands on BMW and Solid Power’s work since 2022, now strengthened by Samsung SDI’s experience in large-scale cell manufacturing and materials engineering.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the horizontal stroke expands dramatically as AI enables professionals to contribute meaningfully beyond their core expertise.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The presentation comes as Sony expands its partnerships in Japan, though Askin declined to provide specific details about recent deals.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Scream With Me expands on this argument with its analysis of The Exorcist, a movie that Johnson interprets as a parable about physical abuse; its male demon torments and beats a single working mother and her child.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Designed by founder Rosanne Karmes, the collection expands on last year’s debut collaboration, celebrating the first Wicked movie and continues to draw from the story’s central characters, Glinda and Elphaba, portrayed by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Welcome to Derry is based on King’s novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in his feature films.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
That might be a regular thing for a few years, and then again once the Playoff inevitably expands.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The agreement gives Anthropic access to as many as 1 million of Google’s tensor processing units, or TPUs — the company’s chips that are custom designed to accelerate machine learning workloads — and expands its use of the internet giant’s cloud services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the horizontal stroke expands dramatically as AI enables professionals to contribute meaningfully beyond their core expertise.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The presentation comes as Sony expands its partnerships in Japan, though Askin declined to provide specific details about recent deals.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Scream With Me expands on this argument with its analysis of The Exorcist, a movie that Johnson interprets as a parable about physical abuse; its male demon torments and beats a single working mother and her child.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Designed by founder Rosanne Karmes, the collection expands on last year’s debut collaboration, celebrating the first Wicked movie and continues to draw from the story’s central characters, Glinda and Elphaba, portrayed by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Welcome to Derry is based on King’s novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in his feature films.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
That might be a regular thing for a few years, and then again once the Playoff inevitably expands.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The agreement gives Anthropic access to as many as 1 million of Google’s tensor processing units, or TPUs — the company’s chips that are custom designed to accelerate machine learning workloads — and expands its use of the internet giant’s cloud services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expands
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Acting as a bridge between the cultural and creative industries, the organization supports publishers and their authors in managing and promoting the adaptation rights of their literary works, and develops training initiatives for its more than 400 publisher members.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Conditions were shaping up for what meteorologists call a Panhandle Hook, a powerful, low-pressure winter storm system that develops in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle regions.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The game works as a progressive jackpot in which the prize increases the more people play, and Cox hit it big.—
Irene Wright,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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These farmers use a regenerative organic agriculture model that improves soil health, increases biodiversity, enhances water retention and improves the livelihoods of farming families.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Covering these plants with frost blankets or cloches also extends the harvesting too, but brassicas usually have the best flavor if they are picked right after the first or second frost.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Steve Martin extends his prolific creative legacy with his and frequent collaborator Alison Brown’s new album, Safe, Sensible and Sane.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Crossing into New Mexico, the road rises into a ghost town dotted high desert.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The centerpiece is a custom Aegean blue kitchen, lacquered top to bottom with bronze accents and Calacatta marble countertops, connecting seamlessly to a family room with a hidden, James Bond–style TV that rises up out of a cabinet at the touch of a button.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Over 98% of Grab’s engineers now use AI to code, which accelerates their development cycles.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even under a bullish scenario where the company accelerates to a 60% 4-year CAGR, the stock would need to trade at 27x CY28E revenue just to justify its current price.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Harp opens his story with the killing of one strung-out super-soldier at the hands of a Delta Force operator.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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One faces the kitchen, and the other opens to the living room.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Strong swells with waves between 13 and 20 feet have been battering the southern coasts of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo provinces, according to the Institute.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Pass west of Bermuda, but still bring heavy rain, swells and rip currents beginning Thursday.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Avery’s model augments the traditional VC model.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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To enhance the verisimilitude of his wraparound segment, Cheel augments the fictional story of alien-contact footage discovered at a yard sale with nonfiction asides about UFO culture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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