dilatations

plural of dilatation

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Noun
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Speaking of tang, the puffs also include citric acid, which provides a limey zing that’s reminiscent of Takis Fuego curls.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One particular problem was the relatively low resolution available from a mass spectrometer on Cassini called the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA), which parsed the chemical composition of puffs of dust from ice grains striking its detectors each time the spacecraft swooped through a plume.
    Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In her book, the formula for infusing a sense of airiness into a small kitchen is yellow cabinets paired with crystal knobs and quartz countertops.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Traffic-calming measures such as electronic speed monitors, analog stop signs and speed humps require significant fundraising.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Past Northeast Pacific Ocean blobs led to a historic die-off of seabirds in coastal Alaska, and affected fish species along with sea lions and other creatures that call this region home.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Inorganic crystals could have caused the wormy features; the types of chemical reactions that produce limestone could have caused the blobs.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, there remain several potential snags.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Developers have yet to break ground, while people familiar with the matter in the UAE, Nairobi, and Washington catalog problems with the project, extending from grand geopolitics to quotidian financial snags.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Skyview also recently added clear-ceiling stargazing domes so travelers can stare into the heavens from bed.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Marriott said the brand plans to expand the Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy to include properties that feature cabins, yurts, domes, eco-lodges, and more.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Dilatations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatations. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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