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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
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And Harleys has entirely redesigned the rear -suspension and increased its travel 117 per cent to five inches (13 cm).
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The share of workers with hybrid schedules has increased a bit, while the share in fully remote positions has only seen a slight decline.
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About 100 shots in the film were augmented with AI, Erwin said, using a combination of platforms that aggregate AI tools such as Luma, Amazon’s Project Nara and Magnific.
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The strapless gown was designed with a cutout beneath the bust line and symmetrical cutouts at the hips augmented by crisscross fabric.
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Since his appointment to COO in 2018, the firm’s assets under management have roughly doubled, while its client base has expanded across new geographies.
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Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.
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In Leo’s case, the first-generation constellation is designed to span 3,232 satellites inserted into specific orbits to cover certain geographic regions.
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For small, simple molecules, the researchers simply inserted a gene that encodes a pore protein into the SpudCell genome.
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When looking around the room, see what voices need to be added, not amplified.
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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The earthquakes have compounded problems created by years of economic and political strife, particularly for the overwhelmed healthcare system.
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The withdrawal on a global scale was also compounded by rollbacks at a national level.
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With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.
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Some feature one large flower that covers the entire dress, enlarged to become the entire focus point; others are blurred as if someone's run a damp brush over them.
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The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.
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Beside the foreign brigades and their dogs, Venezuelan teams like K-Sar Ecid worked as peers; the collaboration multiplied what neither could have achieved alone.
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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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