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as in increases
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
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as in expands
to make greater in size, amount, or number
with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house
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as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about
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Recent Examples of enlarges
Gravitational lensing occurs when a large galaxy in the foreground of an observation enlarges a distant galaxy behind it, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species.
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Ingrid C. Romero,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges.
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Big Think,
1 May 2026
Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons.
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Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories.
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Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species.
—
Ingrid C. Romero,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges.
—
Big Think,
1 May 2026
Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons.
—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories.
—
Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarges
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During pregnancy, iron demand increases to support both the baby and placenta, while postpartum recovery can further lower ferritin due to blood loss.
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Beginning a section of rules with a short explanation about the rule’s purpose makes a more positive statement to the community, and hopefully increases community compliance and cooperation.
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The tax law also expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in shorter-term workforce training programs.
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The temporary rule expands that list to 29 specific degree programs, including master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and doctor of nurse anesthesia practice.
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Few things help beat the heat more than a strapless neckline, which frees up your underarms from being trapped in a hot T-shirt.
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The proclamation frees up additional state resources and personnel for response and recovery operations and can facilitate requests for state and federal disaster relief.
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And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
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Timeline Tuesday, July 7-Thursday, July 16The last-quarter moon rises around midnight on July 7, leaving the evening sky dark and beginning July’s best stargazing window.
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Discovery process accelerates For decades, scientists have relied largely on trial and error to discover superconducting materials.
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Problem-solving accelerates because feedback is immediate, silos begin to break down and team members feel empowered to contribute.
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Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
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Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
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Most people only hear about it when a lymph node swells during a cold, or when a social media video promises a gua sha stone will detox their face.
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And if out-of-towners are visiting, the ranks of the older timers swells a few more.
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
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