v. Simple past tense and past participle of expand.
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adj. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of contracted.
adj. wider than usual for a particular height; -- of printers' type. Contrasted with condensed.
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adj. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
Word Usage
"Tin Pan Alley first referred to NYC's 28th Street, home of a number of song publishers, but the term expanded to cover any places where songwriters toiled to produce tomorrow's hits."