expansively

[ ik-span-siv-lee ]

/ ɪkˈspæn sɪv li /

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adverb

in a wide-ranging or comprehensive manner:Both directly local and expansively global actions are needed to confront this crisis.“Broadband” needs to be defined as expansively as possible—connection speeds that are sufficient for home users are still inadequate for libraries.

in an effusive, unrestrained, or open manner:She spoke expansively, and at great length, about her plans for the future.

across a wide physical or geographical area:The band toured expansively through Finland, Sweden, and Denmark.Areas of color are applied expansively, restricted only by the physical edges of the canvas.

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Origin of expansively

expansive + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM expansively

non·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverbo·ver·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverbun·ex·pan·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby expansively

expansion team, expansion wave, expansive, expansive bit, expansive classification, expansively, expansivity, ex parte, expat, expatiate, expatriate

How to use expansively in a sentence

This section of the book also provides a glimpse into the more expansive parts of Bezos’s thinking.
Jeff Bezos’s thoughts on Big Business, outer space and The Washington Post|James Ledbetter|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
This wasn’t the plan Bowser wanted, but school buildings did reopen, even as the city’s coronavirus rates are slowly rising and the surrounding region’s school districts have retreated from more-expansive plans for face-to-face instruction.
After 8 months, D.C. Public Schools reopens buildings for more than 400 students|Perry Stein|November 18, 2020|Washington Post
These aren’t the realistic graphics for which early adopters may have bought the PS5, but they’re more than adequate, offering expansive views of the terrain that can be awe-inspiring.
‘Bugsnax’ is charming and funny, but sapped by vexing gameplay|Harold Goldberg|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Every four years, we get new election results, and every four years, people start passing around state- or county-level results maps that show a massive sea of red — reflecting Republican strength in expansive, sparsely populated rural areas.
Let’s get ahead of it: A map of the early 2020 results by population, not acreage|Philip Bump|November 5, 2020|Washington Post

Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio were liberal blips on an expansive red radar.
Can Democrats turn Texas blue? Early voting surge fuels hopes as local GOP is ‘almost in crisis mode’|John Buysse|October 29, 2020|Fortune
Leading neocon strategist Norman Podhoretz thought much more expansively.
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick On How Obama Should Handle the Crisis In Syria|Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At a key moment, however, Pelosi stepped back and waxed a little bit more expansively and philosophically.
Playing the History Card|Matthew Yglesias|March 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To what degree it should be applied expansively must be determined by experience in different cases.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A 60-horse-power engine was being built in Wales, with an 8-feet stroke, to work expansively with 30 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Two years later he altered the engines of this boat, and arranged them to work steam expansively.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
So in using steam expansively the back pressure must be at a minimum, and this is especially true in the compound engine.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson
In using steam expansively the relative proportion between the back pressure and the force of the steam is of course greater.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson