Expansive
adjective
Large in size or amount.
He owns an expansive estate in the country.
Often appears as...
- expansive landscape
- expansive views
adjective
Friendly and open to others.
She has an expansive personality that attracts people.
Often appears as...
- expansive personality
- expansive nature
adjective
Increasing or growing in size or amount.
The city is undergoing expansive growth.
Often appears as...
- expansive growth
- expansive development
adjective
Extensive and thorough in details.
He gave an expansive account of his journey.
Often appears as...
- expansive account
- expansive explanation
adjective
Large in size or amount.
He owns an expansive estate in the country.
Often appears as...
- expansive landscape
- expansive views
adjective
Friendly and open to others.
She has an expansive personality that attracts people.
Often appears as...
- expansive personality
- expansive nature
adjective
Increasing or growing in size or amount.
The city is undergoing expansive growth.
Often appears as...
- expansive growth
- expansive development
adjective
Extensive and thorough in details.
He gave an expansive account of his journey.
Often appears as...
- expansive account
- expansive explanation
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Use
Refers to physical space that's vast and open, often used when talking about landscapes or rooms.
The hotel lobby was expansive, with ceilings reaching far above.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Crowded
Implies an area is wide and open, lacking clutter or feeling of confinement.
The expansive park offered a perfect spot for picnics away from crowds.
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Use
Refers to physical space that's vast and open, often used when talking about landscapes or rooms.
The hotel lobby was expansive, with ceilings reaching far above.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Crowded
Implies an area is wide and open, lacking clutter or feeling of confinement.
The expansive park offered a perfect spot for picnics away from crowds.
Pro Tip 1/2Spatial Use
Refers to physical space that's vast and open, often used when talking about landscapes or rooms.
The hotel lobby was expansive, with ceilings reaching far above.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Crowded
Implies an area is wide and open, lacking clutter or feeling of confinement.
The expansive park offered a perfect spot for picnics away from crowds.
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
longing and this is really what's emblematic of this incredible place it feels like it has this great expansive spiritual nough stew it it feels like it has this great depth of antiquity to it and when you travel in this place you can't help but feel the great impermanence of it and you can't help
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Rapid prototyping Google...
But there is a totally different type of learning, which I call expansive learning, and this is the learning you do on behalf of humanity. Right? You are creating something new, you are expanding into the possibilities, and you're building the sphere of human knowledge in that process.
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Stroke of insight - Jill...
boundaries of my body I felt enormous and expansive I felt at one with all the energy that was and it was beautiful there and then all of a sudden my left hemisphere comes back online and it says to me hey we had a problem we got a problem we gotta get some help but I'm
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The right brain vs. left...
organization corporations it's like anybody who has a brain would like to have a better idea of how to get your brain to do what you want it to do we do have two very different ways of perceiving the world one more open and expansive and one more detail based and
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Kayvon Tehranian: How...
In the physical world, ownership actually fences people out. It precludes others from enjoying what you own. I wouldn't expect to feel welcome in your home uninvited. Digital space, however, is expansive. It's home to the infinite, the exponential,
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
I felt enormous and expansive. I felt at one with all the energy that was, and it was beautiful there. Then all of a sudden my left hemisphere comes back online and it says to me, "Hey! We've got a problem! We've got to get some help."
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A climate change...
than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems, and every kind of flora you can imagine on the face of the earth,
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What it feels like to...
or investors or artists, if we can adopt a more expansive perspective, embrace the truth of what is going on and contemplate the long-term health of our planet, we will create a better and safer and smarter future
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The hidden network that...
Now, we’ve saddled light with information and redirected it to run along a fiber optic superhighway— with many different integrated photonic exits— to build an even more expansive, virtual world.
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
that survived in Earth's seas, lands and skies. As the only world known to harbor life, Earth's biodiversity is expansive in nature.
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
longing and this is really what's emblematic of this incredible place it feels like it has this great expansive spiritual nough stew it it feels like it has this great depth of antiquity to it and when you travel in this place you can't help but feel the great impermanence of it and you can't help
Video examples
Rapid prototyping Google...
But there is a totally different type of learning, which I call expansive learning, and this is the learning you do on behalf of humanity. Right? You are creating something new, you are expanding into the possibilities, and you're building the sphere of human knowledge in that process.
Video examples
Stroke of insight - Jill...
boundaries of my body I felt enormous and expansive I felt at one with all the energy that was and it was beautiful there and then all of a sudden my left hemisphere comes back online and it says to me hey we had a problem we got a problem we gotta get some help but I'm
Video examples
The right brain vs. left...
organization corporations it's like anybody who has a brain would like to have a better idea of how to get your brain to do what you want it to do we do have two very different ways of perceiving the world one more open and expansive and one more detail based and
Video examples
Kayvon Tehranian: How...
In the physical world, ownership actually fences people out. It precludes others from enjoying what you own. I wouldn't expect to feel welcome in your home uninvited. Digital space, however, is expansive. It's home to the infinite, the exponential,
Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
I felt enormous and expansive. I felt at one with all the energy that was, and it was beautiful there. Then all of a sudden my left hemisphere comes back online and it says to me, "Hey! We've got a problem! We've got to get some help."
Video examples
A climate change...
than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems, and every kind of flora you can imagine on the face of the earth,
Video examples
What it feels like to...
or investors or artists, if we can adopt a more expansive perspective, embrace the truth of what is going on and contemplate the long-term health of our planet, we will create a better and safer and smarter future
Video examples
The hidden network that...
Now, we’ve saddled light with information and redirected it to run along a fiber optic superhighway— with many different integrated photonic exits— to build an even more expansive, virtual world.
Video examples
Earth 101 PIPE National...
that survived in Earth's seas, lands and skies. As the only world known to harbor life, Earth's biodiversity is expansive in nature.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.
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Sharon Stone
American Actress
As women, we understand our bodies, and there's a blossoming that occurs. We're hungry for gourmet meals instead of the fast food. We bring to life a more expansive understanding of life, ourselves, and others. We are more generous and assertive.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget to be entertaining and to have character and emotion at their centre.
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James Bovard
Author
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
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Jessica Lange
American Actress
Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space. You have to reimagine who you are and what life is about.
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Jessye Norman
American Musician
I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life.
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Graham Greene
British Novelist
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
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Rhys Ifans
Welsh Actor
Villains are fun. I think the important thing in playing them is that they don't see themselves as villains. It lets you be a little more expansive.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear arms.
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Mae Jemison
American Astronaut
Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
As women, we understand our bodies, and there's a blossoming that occurs. We're hungry for gourmet meals instead of the fast food. We bring to life a more expansive understanding of life, ourselves, and others. We are more generous and assertive.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget to be entertaining and to have character and emotion at their centre.
Quote examples
James Bovard
Author
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
Quote examples
Jessica Lange
American Actress
Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space. You have to reimagine who you are and what life is about.
Quote examples
Jessye Norman
American Musician
I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life.
Quote examples
Graham Greene
British Novelist
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
Quote examples
Rhys Ifans
Welsh Actor
Villains are fun. I think the important thing in playing them is that they don't see themselves as villains. It lets you be a little more expansive.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear arms.
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Mae Jemison
American Astronaut
Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.
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