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Recent Examples of dilated
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: At 17 weeks pregnant, the fetus was starting to come out of her dilated cervix, according to the report.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Other symptoms include a dilated pupil, redness and tears in the affected eye, ptosis, and nasal congestion.4
SUNCT headache: Short-lasting, unilateral, neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) causes moderate to severe pain around the eye or temple.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 25 July 2024
Inside the lobby, a line of people with smeared eye makeup and dilated pupils snaked out of the bathrooms, laughing and flirting next to a wall of fake plants.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Adjective
Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: At 17 weeks pregnant, the fetus was starting to come out of her dilated cervix, according to the report.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Other symptoms include a dilated pupil, redness and tears in the affected eye, ptosis, and nasal congestion.4
SUNCT headache: Short-lasting, unilateral, neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) causes moderate to severe pain around the eye or temple.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 25 July 2024
Inside the lobby, a line of people with smeared eye makeup and dilated pupils snaked out of the bathrooms, laughing and flirting next to a wall of fake plants.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilated
Adjective
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Following too much pasta or one too many sweet treats, my stomach gets quite sensitive—resulting in a feeling of tightness and a distended, rumbling tummy.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
20 May 2025
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Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.—
Kathleen Felton,
Health,
9 June 2024
Verb
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The stadium enlarged along with United’s trophy cabinet.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their presence has also enlarged the labor force, helping businesses fill vacancies in understaffed sectors.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Sep. 2022
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Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.—
William A. Wallace,
WSJ,
28 Jan. 2022
Verb
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Prepare for the world’s biggest bounce house to be inflated in the Sacramento area this weekend.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That was one of the weaknesses of Bryan Singer’s joyless and swiftly forgotten 2006 effort, Superman Returns, while by contrast, distancing itself so strenuously from the Donner model was the fatal flaw of Zack Snyder’s turgid Man of Steel in 2013, though that doom-and-gloom saga has its champions.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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After a frigid, turgid April (.147 average), everything’s starting to come to life again for one of the good dudes in the game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Instead of service being needed every 3,000 miles, it is expected to be increased to a range of 15,000 to 20,000 miles.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The case occurred in a trial that quickly increased the dose of the pill over a short period of time, the spokesperson said.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stay active: Regular exercise helps promote the health of your blood vessels and keeps risk factors at bay, preventing varicose or spider veins.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
2 Dec. 2024
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Maintain a healthy weight: Excess body fat puts pressure on your blood vessels, raising the risk of varicose and spider veins.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.—
Bill Fulton,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Analyzing the legendary unicorn tapestries hanging at the Met Cloisters in New York (augmented here by a gory new panel that depicts the suddenly fearsome animals disemboweling and impaling their aggressors), Ridley concludes that unicorns aren’t nearly as benevolent as most people think.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Dilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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