expanded
increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged: an expanded version of a story.
spread out; extended: the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Also extended. Printing. (of type) wider in proportion to its height.: Compare condensed (def. 4).
Origin of expanded
1Other words from expanded
- ex·pand·ed·ness, noun
- non·ex·pand·ed, adjective
- self-ex·pand·ed, adjective
- sem·i·ex·pand·ed, adjective
- un·ex·pand·ed, adjective
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How to use expanded in a sentence
The expanded portfolio is focused on OTT and social moving forward, Kintzer said, teasing an expansion of TMB brands into OTT spaces.
Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company | Sara Jerde | September 29, 2021 | DigidayPaperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
The sequels will contain anything from the expanded Universe.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey embraced the notion of a growing America, whose economy could be expanded for the benefit of the majority.
There is an expanded place-name index with more than 150,000 entries, and separate undersea, Moon, and Mars features.
This approach should not be condemned; it should be expanded upon.
The bellows, being expanded by the wind, pulls down the pallet in the wind-chest; the bellows does all the hard work.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerVases of flowers diffused their fragrance and expanded their beauty where flowers were never seen to bloom before.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottAs time passed, this fund expanded considerably and was used to improve elementary education.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe patois of Saint-Rémy has been developed and expanded into a beautiful literary language.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerSurprisingly enough, some industries such as the tobacco industry and the rayon and cellophane industries expanded considerably.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for expanded
/ (ɪkˈspændɪd) /
Also: extended (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height: Compare condensed
(of a plastic) having been foamed during manufacture by the introduction of a gas in order to make a light packaging material or heat insulator: expanded polystyrene See also expanded metal
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