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Recent Examples of enlargement
And this is a paradox that Putin has been the best salesman of the NATO enlargement and also the enlargement processes of the European Union.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alpha-blockers are sometimes taken to control symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that causes enlargement of the prostate gland.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s undersea enlargement would not have been possible without Larry Mayer.
—Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Alpha-blockers are sometimes taken to control symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that causes enlargement of the prostate gland.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s undersea enlargement would not have been possible without Larry Mayer.
—Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlargement
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Apple Intelligence can summarize text messages, identify real-world surroundings with the iPhone’s camera, erase unwanted objects from photos, rewrite emails and prioritize notifications.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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One teenager unfurled and held up the national flag — red with a yellow star — for a photo.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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As luck would have it, the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as they were then known, were to begin play in 1998 and commence minor league and player development operations in 1997, a year after Militello threw his final pitch.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The expansion of the child tax credit in the House and Senate versions of the bill is less than many pro-family conservatives would have liked.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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But now the asymmetry shone (sometimes, especially in photographs, literally: reflecting a spot of glare back at the camera).—
Alice Gregory,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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The book includes lots of maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams to illustrate the regions and concepts that Professor Williams discusses in the text.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Over time, positive leadership pays off through loyalty and growth—from both customers and employees.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Nearly half of South Dakota’s projected inmate population growth can be attributed to a law approved in 2023 that requires some violent offenders to serve the full length of their sentences before parole, according to a report by Arrington Watkins.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Fallout from the Trump-Musk blowup may impact NASA’s future plans, too.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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That cover, however, came and went without a big blowup; Musk is now on the outs, but his exit missive on Wednesday was thankful, and Trump supposedly still has affection for him.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
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He stills remembers his in-person interview to get into veterinary school.—
Milton Guevara,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Appleton also varies the fermentation recipes that feed these stills, adjusting wash composition, fermentation time, and other variables to create even more diversity in flavor.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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This cap provides hands-free visibility in the dark thanks to its ultra-bright dual-action LED system, featuring four LEDs that offer both close-up and distance lighting, allowing dad to see up to 42 feet ahead.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Though television squashed the production into two dimensions, the broadcast nevertheless felt real and exciting; director David Comer let the camera play on the players, rather than trying for a cinematic effect through an excess of close-ups and cutaways.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The annual inflation rate fell from a 2.4% increase in March to 2.3% as consumer prices rose 0.2%, according to Consumer Price Index data.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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This coming week, the latest U.S. consumer price index (CPI) inflation data is expected to show an uptick in prices after inflation eased in the first few months of 2025.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Enlargement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlargement. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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