expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
are expanding
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present progressiveof expand.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are expanding routes and storage outside the Gulf region, while record crude production in the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
They are expanding their ambition beyond what has already been proven — the mayor’s office, seats in Congress — and running difficult races in difficult states, courting voters and challenging the institutional status quo.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
"These investigations exemplify how Artemis and Moon Base are expanding the frontier of lunar exploration, advancing innovative technologies, deepening our understanding of the Moon's environment, and paving the way for future astronaut missions."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
He will go to school—the public school—when he can, and the higher institutions for his race are all filled to their capacity and are expanding.
From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Daniel Wallace Culp
