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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 new step, announced by the White House on Wednesday, expands the PACT Act, a 2022 law that widened access to benefits and care for veterans exposed to burn pits used to dispose of trash and waste on military bases.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Side Quest expands the Mythic Quest universe and looks at the impacts the game has on employees, players, and fans.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
The law, in part, increases teacher salaries, expands Pre-K, and bolsters career and technology training.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Manga on Crunchyroll Manga will debut in English with the goal of increasing language options as the app expands similarly to Crunchyroll’s streaming service.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
As the aging population expands, the incidence of chronic diseases is surging.
—Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
While the focus has been on how workers will face a learning curve, leaders will also need to adapt as AI expands across the organization.
—Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Plus, Pamela Anderson is a Golden Globe nominee and in the Oscar conversation for her performance in The Last Showgirl, which expands to theaters nationwide, as does the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
This will start a new story that expands until 2039—a story centered on your 11th house of community and higher ideals.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Side Quest expands the Mythic Quest universe and looks at the impacts the game has on employees, players, and fans.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
The law, in part, increases teacher salaries, expands Pre-K, and bolsters career and technology training.
—Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Manga on Crunchyroll Manga will debut in English with the goal of increasing language options as the app expands similarly to Crunchyroll’s streaming service.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
As the aging population expands, the incidence of chronic diseases is surging.
—Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
While the focus has been on how workers will face a learning curve, leaders will also need to adapt as AI expands across the organization.
—Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Plus, Pamela Anderson is a Golden Globe nominee and in the Oscar conversation for her performance in The Last Showgirl, which expands to theaters nationwide, as does the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
This will start a new story that expands until 2039—a story centered on your 11th house of community and higher ideals.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expands
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Fred Battisti develops and executes a companywide leasing strategy as First National Realty Partners' Chief Revenue Officer.Fred Battisti, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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One to six months later, secondary syphilis develops, with a rough, bumpy syphilis rash appearing alongside other symptoms like fever.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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What's more, exposure to gluten, and therefore to its famous ‘alpha-gliadin’ molecule, increases the production of zonulin, a protein that promotes the stretching of the intestine's tight junctions at the intestinal level.Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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This increases the chances of feeling sleepy at bedtime.Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The reason is the Drake Passage, the channel that extends between the tip of South America and Antarctica’s King George Island, considered one of the roughest bodies of water in the world due to powerful currents unimpeded by any land mass.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The connection extends to the rest of the staff; Golden and special teams coordinator Marty Biagi teach the same fundamentals about ball disruption, so two phases rep the same things.Matt Baker, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Steve Hard, the current head of medical at Portsmouth, explains how there are more layers to the job the higher a club rises through the leagues.Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Each time the calendar flips during the NBA season, that number rises by just under $12k.Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This approach - Model-as-a-Service - not only reduces costs but also accelerates the adoption of AI across various industries.Mark Greeven, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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This iterative approach accelerates the development process and can enhance the final product's quality, as continuous user input ensures better alignment with market needs.Wayne Yu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The new series of the British crime drama opens with a disturbing mystery, when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mickey 17 now opens March 7, 2025, while Sinners bows on April 18, 2025.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Old Master art, religious or not, augments all kinds of Christmas décor by adding the patina of vintage values.Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Machine learning complements the cruise control, and evasive-steering assist augments the forward collision warning system.Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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While in 2025 the foundations for the agentic web will be laid out, many variables will impact how this upcoming year unfolds.Cloris Chen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Expands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expands. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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