expanded
Americanadjective
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increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged.
an expanded version of a story.
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spread out; extended.
the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire.
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Printing. Also (of type) wider in proportion to its height.
adjective
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Also: extended. (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height Compare condensed
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(of a plastic) having been foamed during manufacture by the introduction of a gas in order to make a light packaging material or heat insulator See also expanded metal
expanded polystyrene
Other Word Forms
- expandedness noun
- nonexpanded adjective
- self-expanded adjective
- semiexpanded adjective
- unexpanded adjective
Etymology
Origin of expanded
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; expand + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Block expanded rapidly during the pandemic, as it built out its Cash App business alongside Square.
Certain muscle and kidney cell populations declined sharply, while immune cells expanded considerably.
From Science Daily
It expanded globally with 48 houses in 19 countries.
From Los Angeles Times
Suburbanization expanded the radius, but workers, managers and executives still had to be close to where jobs concentrated.
On Tuesday, Tod's submitted to a Milan court a list of measures it was undertaking to reinforce its supply chain, including the creation of a platform to better trace supplier activity and expanded audits.
From Barron's
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