expansion
noun
the act or process of expanding.
expansions
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pluralof expansion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their goal is to investigate the earliest expansions of modern humans across Europe, including how these populations interacted with carnivores in places where bones and other organic remains are scarce.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The private sector has added only about 61,000 jobs a month since November 2023, far below the 155,000 average during the 12 economic expansions between the end of World War II and the 2020 pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Vast expansions in electricity, telecommunications and production promised to connect the country and ease the tedious work of cooking, washing and cleaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“This addition, together with other recent expansions, would have provided enough gas capacity on this line to meet total household heating needs this past January,” Ms. Healey writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
First, we can reverse the historically known linguistic expansions of recent millennia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
