as in to distend
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Recent Examples of dilate
And times dilate, or lengthen, by a factor of γ, for any object-in-motion relative to their otherwise stationary surroundings.
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Big Think, 28 Feb. 2025
The cervix can open (dilate) to let out fluids like blood during a period.
—Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Part of the problem was well known—in response to severe inflammation, blood vessels dilate, causing blood pressure to drop precipitously—but Doctor wondered whether the root cause was red-cell injury.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Audiology professor Matthew Winn at the University of Minnesota, says that currently, the main way researchers have to measure the effort of listening is to monitor pupil dilation, since the pupils dilate anytime someone pays close attention to something.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Big Think, 28 Feb. 2025
The cervix can open (dilate) to let out fluids like blood during a period.
—Andrea L. Braden, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
Part of the problem was well known—in response to severe inflammation, blood vessels dilate, causing blood pressure to drop precipitously—but Doctor wondered whether the root cause was red-cell injury.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Audiology professor Matthew Winn at the University of Minnesota, says that currently, the main way researchers have to measure the effort of listening is to monitor pupil dilation, since the pupils dilate anytime someone pays close attention to something.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilate
Verb
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The pup’s abdomen was firm and distended.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
24 Oct. 2024
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The pitcher owns a lifetime 3.82 ERA, but that's inflated from his early-career struggles.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Tesla is inflating odometer numbers to avoid paying for under-warranty repairs, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in California.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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The most successful implementations use technology to augment human capabilities, providing tools that help people work more efficiently rather than avoiding challenges altogether.—
AJ Bubb,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Brynjolfsson, in his Daedalus article, suggested changing the tax system to give businesses more incentive to invest in technology that augments labor rather than replaces it.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Then, expand your repertoire and hit the road with the Ceramide Ato Travel Kit, which features a mini version of the cream plus a travel-size Ceramide Ato 6.0 Top to Toe Wash and Ceramide Ato Lotion.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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One of his targets: Columbia University, which was looking to enlarge its campus back then, according to the New York Times.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ukrainian denuclearization took place while the question of how to enlarge NATO was still a live debate in Washington.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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Almost 4 in 10 Americans said neither party is fighting for people like them, as pessimism for both major parties swells, according to a survey released Friday.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
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One patient had brain swelling and developed a cyst caused by radiation.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Even then—before the rest of the world went AI-crazy—the CEO of Google DeepMind had a stark warning about the accelerating pace of AI progress.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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This topic has been brewing for a while, and was accelerated by the injury conversation.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Dilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilate. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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