expansion
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3.3
- noun
- /ɪkˈspænʃən/
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expansión
- This insight has represented the underpinning of our economic expansion.
- rapid expansion
- economic expansion
- further expansion
It depends more on plunder, on expansion, on charisma.
- It depends more on plunder, on expansion, on charisma.
- Much of the funding for GF GS expansion came through Greensill Bank.
- This is the largest production expansion since the Korean War.
- We just have to contain them, prevent their expansion and wait.
- OK, so the expansion of space is actually speeding up.
- Thus, we saw both expansion and contraction of the franchise.
- The recent Obamacare expansion that Biden signed expires.
- Just one of the more recent aggressive expansions through military might.
- It's just a constant state of expansion and understanding of the energy.
- It came from the expansion, Yeah.
- You are in a place of expansion here, awareness and growth.
Examples
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This was a period of great expansion of Athenian commerce.
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This is the largest production expansion since the Korean War.
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At the very least, we would have expected the expansion to slow down.
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But what I really want to talk to you about is expansion and marketing.
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You have given us the resources we need for our expansion.
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Your planet was discovered during what is commonly called The Great Expansion.
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Another factor working in Israel's favor is the expansion of the European Union.
Academic text (2013) -
But the scale of Soda's expansion plan is phenomenal.
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On three separate occasions, I wrote major grants for the expansion of the religion program at SDSU.
Academic text (2011) -
The company's rapid expansion has led to new job opportunities across the region.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
An increase in size, number, or importance of something
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1.0
A rise that happens over time and makes something larger
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2.5
An increase in size or amount over an area
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9.5
A rapid increase in the number or amount of something
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3.2
A course or program offered by a college for local people
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6.1
An increase in size, amount, or level
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3.3
An increase in size or amount
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3.5
A change that makes something wider or includes more things
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2.7
A change that makes something wider, like a road or gap
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2.3
The movement of something over a larger area or among people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.2
A socket inside a computer that holds an extra card like a graphics card
- Specialized
A number showing how much a material grows or shrinks for each degree of temperature change
- Specialized
A drill bit with an adjustable blade for making holes of different sizes
- Specialized
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
How Extensive
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Etymology
Expansion comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and pandere meaning 'to spread', and it is the noun form of expand. So an expansion is something 'spread out' or made bigger, which fits how we talk about growing cities, economies, or product lines.