expansive
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definition
adjective
deep, expansive canyons
covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging.
she felt expansive and inclined to talk
(of a person or their manner) open, demonstrative, and communicative.
example
As a farmer, he proved canny in cattle dealing and land purchase with the result that his holding is now one of the most 'expansive' in the area.
Yet much of the current discussion uses the term in a more 'expansive' way to mean just about any comprehensive worldview.
But underlying that narrowly 'expansive' go-it-alone foreign policy are the Republican wars here at home.
It's not that they were perfect, but they were 'expansive' , engaged and disciplined.
They provide a perfect context for the aestheticized sophisticate, validating his 'expansive' personality and style.
This is the most 'expansive' of the regional political models.
It continues to thrive as an 'expansive' gallery space where, in a relatively short period of time, you can view works from more than 60 artists.
As an economic system, capitalism is 'expansive' : there is a never-ending search for new markets and more profit.
What if at any moment either of them had advocated an 'expansive' view of sexual politics?
This is a little village, a farm, a pub, a few old sandstone houses and an 'expansive' sea view wide enough to show the curve of the earth.
And when there are people looking for work and they can't find a job, it means we're going to continue to try to put pro-growth, 'expansive' policies in place.
However, if negative surprises act as negative shocks, 'expansive' monetary policy is likely to lead to inflation.
At fourteen, Patrick had an 'expansive' personality, one built to collide with rectory decorum.
This 'expansive' yard and storage area will be a focal point for the festival.
The Black Rock Desert is a place of sublime 'expansive' space.
The women were more 'expansive' when offered the chance to suggest the kinds of services they would like to see offered in the community.
One expense is budgetary, the price of an 'expansive' foreign policy.
I'm a talker and an 'expansive' extrovert, yet in my poetry, particularly my lyrical poetry, I like to have things as distilled as possible.
He is proving to be a capable fielder - even in the 'expansive' area of his home park.
The buffet runs Sunday to Friday and is held in the large 'expansive' dining area that runs off the hotel's foyer area.
His ambitious Great Society symbolized the 'expansive' policies of liberalism.
It may just be that you're 'expansive' and not good at playing games or hiding your feelings.
When you have a substantial home surrounded by a small yard, it can be difficult to create the illusion of having an 'expansive' garden and inviting spaces for outdoor living.
People are really 'expansive' and ready to be up there and give of themselves you know, and be at their best.
Although it would probably work, while inebriated Chris tended to have a massively 'expansive' personality, and he exaggerated an awful lot.
Unlike the destruction caused by an earthquake, which may affect several buildings across an 'expansive' area, this disaster involved many buildings and a massive debris pile in a small, confined area.
In a commencement speech at military school, the president announced an 'expansive' new policy of pre-emptive military action.
This thankfully flat area of 'expansive' squares and elegant, grid-patterned streets is Lisbon's main shopping precinct.
A colossus - in girth at least - he felt he could engulf the United States in his 'expansive' personality.
Along with five cinemas, the largest of which can seat 250 customers, there will also be a coffee shop and seating area in the 'expansive' lobby.
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