Expanded can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| expanded - increased in extent or size or bulk or scope | ||
Verb |
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| expand - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" | ||
| expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" | ||
| expand - make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing" | ||
| expand - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" | ||
| expand - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" | ||
| expand - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" | ||
| expand - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" |
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| 1. | verb | But as its economy has expanded by an average of nine per cent per year for the last two decades, so has its demand for energy. | |
| 2. | verb | This is the original Ham's restaurant, expanded into a regional chain in the late 80's -- but this one is no more. | |
| 3. | verb | We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded. | |
| 4. | verb | Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then. | |
| 5. | verb | The city has rapidly expanded recently. | |
| 6. | verb | The imports from Asian countries have expanded recently. | |
| 7. | verb | The business has expanded by 50% this year. | |
| 8. | verb | The city expanded the bus route 10Km further. | |
| 9. | verb | He expanded his research. | |
| 10. | verb | She expanded her cheeks. | |
| 11. | verb | A certain movie was novelized - rather it was a scenario written for a movie that was expanded as a novel and localized to Japanese. | |
| 12. | verb | The theory of the Big Bang was proposed in 1927 and expanded in 1929. | |
| 13. | verb | The Internet has expanded the range of my sex life; it's a bit like I upgraded to ballistic missiles. | |
| 14. | verb | Life extension became more reliable as research in the biological fields expanded. | |
| 15. | verb | The number of space stations grew gradually over several centuries as humanity expanded into the Orion Spur of the galaxy. |
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| But as its economy has expanded by an average of nine per cent per year for the last two decades, so has its demand for energy. |
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| This is the original Ham's restaurant, expanded into a regional chain in the late 80's -- but this one is no more. |
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| We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded. | |
| Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then. | |
| The city has rapidly expanded recently. | |
| The imports from Asian countries have expanded recently. | |
| The business has expanded by 50% this year. | |
| The city expanded the bus route 10Km further. | |
| He expanded his research. | |
| She expanded her cheeks. | |
| A certain movie was novelized - rather it was a scenario written for a movie that was expanded as a novel and localized to Japanese. | |
| The theory of the Big Bang was proposed in 1927 and expanded in 1929. | |
| The Internet has expanded the range of my sex life; it's a bit like I upgraded to ballistic missiles. | |
| Life extension became more reliable as research in the biological fields expanded. | |
| The number of space stations grew gradually over several centuries as humanity expanded into the Orion Spur of the galaxy. | |