expansively

[ik-span-siv-lee] / ɪkˈspæn sɪv li /

ADVERB

largely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly chiefly generally mostly predominantly principally widely

WEAK

abundantly as a rule by and large commodiously comprehensively considerably copiously extensively extravagantly generously grandly immoderately imposingly in a big way in a grand manner lavishly liberally magnificently mainly on a large scale overall primarily prodigally prodigiously voluminously

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expansively

The company is also leveraging wireless to support and enhance broadband more expansively, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

“COVID required all companies to think much more expansively about talent — how you get it, how you keep it,” said Kelliher.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Americans, it seems, have lost the ability to think creatively and expansively about the constitution, and our ability to amend it.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2025

Kerr held firm, steadily rotating the strike at a run-a-ball while Halliday played more expansively around her, constantly pushing twos even when the boundaries were not flowing.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024

Father sighs, then says expansively, “We should invest in new crops. Pa, what do you think? Barley? Oats?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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