expand
verb (used with object)
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc..
was expanding
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past progressiveof expand.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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During his visit, Volvo Cars also announced it was expanding its partnership with Nvidia to improve safety technology in its planned self-driving vehicles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It also announced earlier this summer it was expanding services for weight loss drugs, which have surged in popularity.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
His combative predecessor Herbert Diess, a former BMW executive, had unsettled the workforce by drawing unfavorable comparisons of Volkswagen’s technology and manufacturing with those of Tesla, which at the time was expanding rapidly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
That idea seemed unnecessary after Edwin Hubble discovered in 1929 that the universe was expanding.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
If it was expanding fairly slowly, the force of gravity would cause it eventually to stop expanding and then to start contracting.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
