expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
had expanded
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past perfectof expand.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2025, the company had expanded the program to more than forty optional lessons, including short videos and personalized recommendations.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Before the latest closures, True Food Kitchen had expanded from 20 locations in 2017 to 46 across the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
One wishes that the show had expanded its scope to include more examples of how that happened, and what artistic lessons each group took from the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
From 80 hectares burned by Friday evening, it had expanded to 1,650 hectares by midday Saturday, according to Nicolas Yernaux, a spokesperson for the Walloon authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
As early as the beginning of 1941 the staff had expanded to nearly one hundred.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
