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Recent Examples of enlargement
This enlargement of the larynx lengthens and thickens the vocal cords, which lowers vocal pitch.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026
When Angelica decides to get a breast enlargement, Jason sounds a warning.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
As part of an overall hair retention strategy, these formulas can do everything from reducing the amount of dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, the hormone that leads to male pattern baldness and prostate enlargement, to helping your body handle the challenges of modern life.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Membership without full rights on the first day of accession is nothing new - most countries from the 2004 enlargement and later faced long transition periods to achieve, for example, the right of their citizens to work across the bloc.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026
When Angelica decides to get a breast enlargement, Jason sounds a warning.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
As part of an overall hair retention strategy, these formulas can do everything from reducing the amount of dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, the hormone that leads to male pattern baldness and prostate enlargement, to helping your body handle the challenges of modern life.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Membership without full rights on the first day of accession is nothing new - most countries from the 2004 enlargement and later faced long transition periods to achieve, for example, the right of their citizens to work across the bloc.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlargement
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The photos led to Russini’s resignation from The Athletic less than a week later.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Those photos and several others, released by both the Post and other online publications, eventually led to Russini resigning from The Athletic and deleting her social media presence.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Fading photographs of Samih in uniform lined the walls.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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One of the writer’s jobs is, of course, to make a world of words, images, scenes, photographs—a unique artistic world that acts as the container for the story or the meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Marais warns about an unregulated growth in satellite launches.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Though Crochet and Cora both maintained that the blowup wasn’t due to any injury, the performance and the reduced velocity on his pitches are concerning.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Older ones dismissed it as a typical relationship blowup.—
Ryan Brennan
April 16,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The escalation began when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) issued a letter to the NFL earlier this year, alleging that its Rooney Rule violates Florida’s civil rights laws.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
19 May 2026
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Venezuela extradited a financial adviser of former President Nicolás Maduro to the US, a major escalation in Caracas’ purge of Maduro loyalists.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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Munden injected tension and something even more primal and powerful than tension by punctuating Ralph’s efforts to navigate the island with stills of trees.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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Fermentation uses organic cane juice and proprietary yeast strains, followed by distillation in pot and column stills.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Institute observed that a UBI program did not necessarily cause inflation; delivery system strength is key; an effective communication strategy is essential; the UBI program should fit within existing schemes; and crises shed light on the gaps in social protection systems.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The unions are demanding that wages keep pace with inflation.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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“Enlargement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlargement. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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