Google now fully expands AI Overviews for definition searches

2026-11-12 · Digital Living

Google is showing the complete AI Overview automatically for definition queries, so users no longer need to click "Show more". This goes further than Google's earlier practice of expanding some AI Overviews depending on the query.

Google has changed how AI Overviews appear when someone searches for a definition. The full version now shows by default, and searchers no longer have to click "Show more" to read all of it.

This builds on something Google confirmed earlier: it dynamically expands certain AI Overviews depending on the query. What is different now is the scope. Instead of choosing case by case, Google is applying the expanded view to all definition searches.

For businesses, the change means a larger block of AI-generated content will take up space at the top of results for definition-style queries. Searchers may get what they need without going further down the page.

Takeaway for businesses: Review which of your content targets definition-style queries and monitor how your visibility and traffic for those terms change as the expanded AI Overviews roll out.

Sources: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-expanding-definitions-42514.html