expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
expands
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present tense formof expand (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Here, proximity expands the drama, the longing, the mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Its movements resembled the way the iris of the human eye changes shape as the pupil expands or narrows.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Bernstein downgraded AT&T and cut price targets across telecom and cable stocks as SpaceX expands its wireless ambitions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Viatris has agreed to buy pain-drug maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in a deal that expands the healthcare company’s medicines portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Others ask how she’s doing and she expands a little more.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
