expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
have been expanding
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present perfect progressiveof expand.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Most of these individuals were working in Mali's gold-rich south-western regions of Kayes, Sikasso, and Koulikoro, where Chinese companies have been expanding their operations amidst soaring gold prices.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Other brokerage and wealth management companies have been expanding investors’ access to cryptocurrency investments.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
And margins have been expanding even as tariffs weigh on the business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
Companies that process lab tests for doctors, like Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics, have been expanding the range of tests they offer directly to consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
She would scarcely know him but for the voice, and the broad pale forehead that seems to have been expanding all these many years, so wide and high does it appear.
From The Elm Tree Tales by F. Irene Burge (Frances Irene Burge) Smith
