expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
expanding
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present participleof expand.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Recently, a growing cluster of AI studios, including Promise, TrueShort, Native Foreign, and PhantomX, are expanding in the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is expanding rocket production in Florida as it works to challenge SpaceX’s launch business.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But the scale of the boom—and its expanding reach into more economies—is seeding new worries about the global consequences if the AI mania ends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nvidia’s revenue could still grow in an expanding market while it captures a smaller share of a customer’s budget or accepts lower margins to secure business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He could sense the Sleer writhing and expanding, hear a noise like the scratching of a thousand dead twigs, as if something huge and muscular were snaking its way around the inside of the chamber.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
