How to Use expansion in a Sentence

expansion

noun
Definition of expansionnext
Synonyms for expansionnext
  • This book is an expansion of a lecture series.
  • The league is undergoing expansion.
  • The new hires is part of a rapid expansion at 33 & West as of late.
    — Dave Brooks, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • And there are a lot of plans for expansion of that in the future.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The expansion means that a lot more people can choose to mess around with SGE.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Nashville is the only expansion team to earn points in Frisco with a win and a draw in 2020.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • And Willoughby said there may still be hope for expansion for more ice down the road, if the money comes in.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The rapid expansion of the hotel chain sparked the Pritzker dynasty.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But its time of rapid expansion and growth arrived a few years later.
    — Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
  • Rebirth boasts massive expansions to the remake project and the series as a whole.
    — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Patches of this plant will increase in size through the expansion of the rhizome system.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • And then things start coming from there — salaries, expansion.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • The price of Shell stocks have hit record highs, buoyed by the prospect that the war’s expansion could disrupt Middle East oil production and trade flows.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The rapid expansions mean millions of dollars in revenue for Hazel.
    — Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • At the same time, Stern drove a dramatic expansion of the NBA’s global footprint.
    — TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Not only is Jupiter—the planet of expansion—wrapping up its time in your sign, marking the end of a 12-year (!) cycle.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The deals with both Simmons and the Duke and Duchess were a part of Spotify’s expansion into podcasting.
    — Charna Flam, Variety, 17 June 2023
  • According to the New York Post, Arnett was first told the expansion might cut through part of her property.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • There are also some new projects and expansions in Alaska and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Beijing has set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, but in the third quarter the country saw its slowest expansion in a year and a half.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
  • More early finds like these fossils in Asia will help shed light on the details of early human expansion out of Africa.
    — Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, in recent years the components have been more divergent than in any expansion on record.
    — Rachel Lin, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Broad announces massive expansion that will increase gallery space by 70%.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The expansion of agriculture appeared to be hurting forests in Africa.
    — Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • There's room for expansion and upgrades on the inside, and the tool-less, one-touch latch to open the side panel will give you access to this desktop's internals.
    — Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The high demand for trade and technical workers was the impetus for the expansion, Mince said, and the grant is an investment in the future.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
  • There’s already a spinoff program in Panama, and there are plans for further expansion.
    — Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The league announced the draft lottery on Thursday night, including that Golden State, the expansion team, will pick fifth.
    — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Amtrak supports expansion in the state, with plans to tie into some 5,000 miles of existing Ohio tracks.
    — The Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This is an expansion of Siddiqsons’ Cloud Core range of soft and drapey fabrics in various weights.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'expansion.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: