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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

Example Sentences

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“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

But Axar and Shreyas, whose partnership came from 136 balls, expertly rotated the strike calmly and adjusted to the tricky surface which enabled Hardik to play more expansively in the closing overs.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

Unlike the New York Times, which concealed its ideological convictions under a suit-and-tie façade of objectivity, the Voice was resolutely committed to impassioned advocacy — the more expansively personal, the better.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

I looked about the room expansively for ideas, anything, anything.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez