expansively
Americanadverb
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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.
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in an effusive, unrestrained, or open manner.
She spoke expansively, and at great length, about her plans for the future.
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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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In this way, the idea of independence is viewed expansively as it unfolds across time and place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
He misses an opportunity to think more expansively about one of the most important developments in Texas during the 20th century: the state’s accelerating transition toward a more urban and industrial landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“COVID required all companies to think much more expansively about talent — how you get it, how you keep it,” said Kelliher.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Americans, it seems, have lost the ability to think creatively and expansively about the constitution, and our ability to amend it.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2025
Smiling expansively and nodding to the crowd, the archduke was riding in an open car through the streets of Sarajevo on the fateful Sunday morning of June 28, 1914.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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