expansive
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Jack’s early political beliefs embraced the John Birch Society, a movement that felt expansive federal power is a threat to individual liberty.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Bern's second try came after a neat offload from Claudia Moloney-MacDonald, which rewarded the hosts' willingness to play an open and expansive brand of rugby.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The primary bedroom also comes with a fireplace, as well as an expansive walk-in closet and a spa bathroom, perfect for relaxation after a long day of duking it out on air.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Dry spices scattered into cream taste dusty; spices warmed in fat become aromatic, expansive.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
The son of Grace and Ernest Turner, the daughter of Emily and Jack Tallis, the childhood friends, the university acquaintances, in a state of expansive, tranquil joy, confronted the momentous change they had achieved.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing expansive
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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