expansive
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This Saturday against Japan, England will doubtless want a continuation of the expansive display that did for Australia last weekend.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
When the vortex becomes unusually strong or expansive, conditions favorable for ozone loss can persist across a larger area.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
A handful of the windows are triangular-shaped and follow the home’s angular roofline to establish an expansive, airy atmosphere.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The set designer, Dane Laffrey, who won a Tony for his work on Mr. Arden’s similarly grand-operatic production of “The Lost Boys,” makes clever use of the Beaumont’s expansive spaces throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
We sat behind a wide desk on a raised platform and surveyed the expansive, cafeterialike space.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing expansive
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