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Recent Examples of expansion That’s good news for high-growth companies seeking to rally employees around workforce expansion. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 The expansion included relocating two out-of-state businesses to the area through acquisitions. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025 Multiple English-language productions using the technology are now underway as the company accelerates its expansion plans. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 When expansion comes again in MLB, the fee will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 billion, per commissioner Rob Manfred. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expansion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expansion
Noun
  • That's a 5% increase from 9% last year and higher than 8% for 2023.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With so much talk about evolution this season, using new signings and existing players in different ways could be key for Arteta.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Bailey is hoping the exhibition will show viewers both Renoir’s creative process and its evolution.
    Jane Levere, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The best way to experience this smooth expanse of sand is with a stay at the beach’s most iconic hotel, the Malibu Beach Inn, which has rooms with balconies that extend directly over breaking waves.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The whole idea of landscapes opened up an expanse of ideas.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Last year the rankings didn’t give a boost to a best-of-3 match or best-of-5 match.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hoyer declined to speculate on whether the major-league payroll would receive a boost after Wrigley Field hosted two playoff rounds.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This development made Long Island, particularly after the end of World War II, a hugely attractive location for manufacturing, retail, and, later, the service economy.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Equipped with dual Intel RealSense depth cameras, a 6-axis IMU and a modular software development kit with Python support, the 121-lb robot is built to push the boundaries of embodied AI and motion research.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The initial stretch spans four congested, wreck-prone miles of Interstate 85, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Made with sweat-wicking, four-way stretch fabric, this matching set is sleek enough for yoga yet stylish enough for a coffee run.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Part of what’s driven the unexpected optimism have been industry sales and production holding up much better than expected, in addition to broader macroeconomics such as consumer spending being relatively stable.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Then on Friday, the series announced another round of new additions headlined by Natasha Lyonne, Eli Roth, YouTuber Trisha Paytas, True Blood alum Sam Trammell, Till star Danielle Deadwyler, and over a dozen more.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Through a partnership with Trusted Provider Network and Trevor Colhoun, Unity offers care navigation support to eligible members and plan clients—helping people find care and track progress over time.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Kushner also said that progress was being made towards getting back the remains of all deceased hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Expansion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expansion. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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