mind-expanding
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mind-expanding
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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If one Jamaican company has its way, Heather Tal Murphy writes, mind-expanding high-end chocolate bars might become normal.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2023
It almost feels unfair, when patients are burdened, especially when they're burdened with the harrowing, mind-expanding experience a sick child, to learn this system.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023
At last he’d found community, and the mind-expanding experiences he’d always longed for.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023
Nayler’s poignant, mind-expanding debut is full of artificial intelligences, with various levels of mindfulness, alongside the mysterious octopus community.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022
Magic there was in plenty-the air tingled with it—that exhilarating, mind-expanding silence of mountain-tops which is the most thrilling magic of all.
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
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