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expand::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate |
| Type of | clarify, elucidate, clear up |
| Has types | instance, specify, specialize, specialise, exemplify, exposit, expound, set forth, particularize, particularise, illustrate, detail |
| Derivation | expansion |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | spread out |
| Type of | grow |
| Has types | bush out, dispread |
| Derivation | expandible, expansible, expansive |
The dough expands.
Examples of expand
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The money is supposed to help maintain preserves and to buy land to expand them.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Miles said he is always looking to expand Colorado State's recruiting territory.
From the denverpost.com
That indicates employers may need to step up hiring soon if they want to expand.
From the timesunion.com
The executives also said GM will expand lease deals for buyers with poor credit.
From the timesunion.com
Other figures may show manufacturing continued to expand and home sales dropped.
From the sfgate.com
On leaving LogicaCMG, Jim intends to expand his existing portfolio of interests.
From the hemscott.com
Keep in mind that zoning laws may not allow you to expand as much as you'd like.
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Latex caulk does not expand and contract and has a tendency to shrink and crack.
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The shop works on 10 cars a week, and the cousins plan to expand their business.
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- Extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
- Become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
- Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
- Boom: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
- Inflate: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- Elaborate: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- Expand is a command in the UNIX Operating System. It is used to convert groups of tabs into space characters.
- Expansiu00F3n is a Spanish economic and business newspaper published in Madrid, Spain.
- (Expansion (album)) Expansion is a live album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded during a number of concerts in December 2003 and was released on June 8, 2004 by High Two.
