dilatations

Definition of dilatationsnext
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
  • These puffs are flavored with Gruyere, dry mustard, and cayenne.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That’s where portable dry shampoo formulas—especially puffs—really shine, by streamlining the entire experience.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Simple and stylish, this small microwave uses classic dial control knobs to set the timer up to 35 minutes and adjust the cooking power.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no flavoring your instrument outside of its own knobs or pre-amp, nor is there any gain to get overdrive.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Woodland doesn’t have any skid plates or other off-road gear, but precise control of the motors’ generous torque output provided excellent traction on the steep trail and over hollows and humps Toyota created to demonstrate the SUV’s capability.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • My reverence for feelings is precise, forensic even, but for me facts are malleable things, little blobs of cold clay waiting to be warmed up and shaped.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The effect of all these wildly inventive choices is of a splintered consciousness — and of an image that’s been photocopied so many times its pixels have become blobs.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg Apple’s first foldable phone is on track to arrive during the company’s normal iPhone launch period later this year, people with knowledge of the matter said, rebutting concerns about major manufacturing snags.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But a redevelopment plan for at least one of those schools, North Fork Elementary, could face some snags.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Inflatable tents really took off in the 2010s, wowing gear fanatics with unique twists like geodesic domes, amphibious camping capabilities, modular camp compounds, and even death-defying high-altitude sleeping platforms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Dilatations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatations. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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