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expanded

[ik-span-did] / ɪkˈspæn dɪd /






ADJECTIVE
increased
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Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

As “The Boys” expanded both in scope and audience, Kripke insists that his creative team remained unafraid to cross any line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Blue Bottle opened about 100 stores and expanded into China and South Korea, but Nestlé still lost money when it exited its position in April for $400 million, according to industry estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

All are multi-instrumentalists, and their textural range is expanded further by heavy use of sampling, while the band’s genre-fluid tendencies may owe something to its origins in Bristol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Foaly tapped a few more keys, and Artemis’s deep blue eyes expanded to the width of the screen.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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