variants
or distentions
as in inflations
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expansions
Noun
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Now, the siblings regularly discuss entirely new storylines and creative expansions with the author directly.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026 -
There is no money for more streetcar expansions, though the Streetcar Authority has studied a variety of possibilities.—
Eleanor Nash
May 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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“Distensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distensions. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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