expands

verb

present tense third-person singular of expand
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 As artificial intelligence capital expenditure expands, market attention extends beyond fundraising capacity and buyback sustainability to whether this investment cycle can persist, and how much volatility a slowdown might induce. — CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 More persistent cases may be treated with a procedure that expands the joint capsule or, less commonly, surgery. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 3 Nov. 2026 The partnership expands the relationship between the companies to experiences and retail, beyond the ESPN events. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026 The word cloud expands, filling an interior hall with text and picture. — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 The system also expands the situations in which automatic braking can help. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026 Deep diaphragmatic breathing—the kind that expands your abdomen rather than lifting your shoulders—creates changes in pressure within the chest and abdomen that help move lymphatic fluid through the body. — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026 Alabama facility expands production Lockheed Martin broke ground on an expansion of Building P-20 in Troy that will add 47,000 square feet of manufacturing space. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 Frost said whether that role expands is a week-by-week decision. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expands
  1. develops
  2. increases
  3. extends
  4. rises
  5. accelerates
  6. opens
  7. swells
  8. augments
Verb
  • The company also develops engines for upper-stage and in-space applications, giving it several propulsion options across different mission profiles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In most Alzheimer’s patients, a noticeable atrophy develops over the course of only a few months of disease progression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of develops
Verb
  • Coordinating updates across replicas increases communication overhead.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • CrowdStrike and other cyber companies, like fellow Club holding Palo Alto Networks , have been warning that the proliferation of AI agents increases digital vulnerabilities exponentially and call for a new kind of security.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • This approach extends capacity beyond what manufacturers could achieve through shrinking a flat arrangement of cells alone.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That connection extends beyond their personal lives and into Curtis’ philanthropic work.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of extends
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  • South Korea's strong economic growth has been driven largely by semiconductor exports as global demand for computing power rises with the AI boom.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For those graduating from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP), which was folded into the IFM in 2019 and focuses on fashion and couture craft and technique, the ratio rises to nearly 100 percent.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rises
Verb
  • Its electric motor drives the fan, which accelerates air backward to produce forward thrust.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.
    — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerates
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  • The spa The Roman-style pool opens onto a terrace with panoramic views, while the tranquil spa blends marble, bamboo, and water features into a serene retreat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The platform opens Relex to external systems, agents, partners, and customer teams through APIs, plugins, and other open standards, letting organizations connect existing technology and build new capabilities without replacing what already works.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of opens
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  • The most recent first Kelvin wave arrived around the same time that swells from former Hurricane Rachel hit in early October, and sent seawater crashing into homes on the Long Beach Peninsula and covered Newport Beach’s Balboa Peninsula with water.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her nearly 2-year-old daughter, Siobhan, had bacterial meningitis, a life-threatening infection that swells tissue around the brain and spinal cord.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of swells
Verb
  • Enabling that mode augments the on-device scam detection first shipped in March 2025, adding cloud analysis run in Google’s Private AI Compute environment.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That the stakes are high only augments the thrill of unlocking their working equation.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of augments

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“Expands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expands. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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