as in magnified
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as in increased
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 expanded
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 freed
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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Astle lives a little over 60 miles from the Mexican border, and said the talk of higher crime in the area due to immigration is exaggerated.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Allegations of widespread mail-in ballot fraud are also exaggerated.Clifford Tatum, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Needless to say, Sabyasachi is a big proponent of a daring wardrobe, whether that means ditching the LBD cocktail standard for a fanciful embroidered look or setting a table with unexpected creative bravado.Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
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The interior also sports signature quilting, along with embroidered Speed badging on the headrests and a Speed plaque in the treadplate.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2021
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His mimicry of the inflated language of marketing, bureaucratic euphemism, and hypertechnical mumbo jumbo finds the exact midpoint between amusing and appalling.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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The balloons got ever bigger and more elaborate each year: an inflated army of Snoopys, Underdogs, Bullwinkles and Yogi Bears lazily bobbing their way between skyscrapers, each onlooker’s face turned skyward in worship.Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Enlarged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarged. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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