dilatations

plural of dilatation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilatations
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
  • Its breakfast buffet featured several unique pastry options, such as caprese croissants and flaky pistachio puffs.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Backstage, puffs of VIP Strong Hold Texturizing Hair Spray filled the air while creaseless clips set curls and baby hairs into place.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Features turn out to be like volume knobs for concepts; turn them up and the model will talk about little else.
    James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Door Knobs & Handles Door knobs and handles are touched every day multiple times a day.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And a four-corner hydraulic-lift system takes the worry out of speed humps or heavily rutted roads.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The most prosaic explanation is that Villarroel’s transients are simply artifacts in the photographic plates such as speckles of dust, blobs in the emulsion or even radioactive particles.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This phenomenon involves cooler, heavier blobs of plasma that condense high above the Sun's surface and then plunge back down.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Labor is limited, supply chains hit snags, investment waxes and wanes—meaning that even if these data centers are built at the tremendous scale desired by Altman and his competitors, construction and energy constraints may keep the boom from growing too irresponsibly.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The production designer also used her own old family photos to ensure there wouldn’t be any snags in copyright clearance and licensing.
    Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That means Cosm will be able to send its in-house production team, which is responsible for the unique views provided to viewers at their domes, to key national TV games, events from next year’s All-Star Weekend, the playoffs and NBA Finals.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For me, stepping inside the domes was a reminder that imagination is a renewable resource.
    Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Dilatations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatations. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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