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Recent Examples of dilated
William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
The photo clearly shows the feline's dilated pupils and ears backward, which is exactly what cats look like when mad.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Angelo’s crooked corset, Joan’s shredded gown, and team leader Ethan’s bizarre jumpsuit — which reminds Law of a dilated cervix — end up on the bottom.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
Bea was taken to the Freeman Hospital in the U.K. city of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, Terry recalled.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
Despite the use of medications to treat dilated, weak hearts, some patients suffer from continued weakening of the heart muscle and progress to end-stage, or advanced, heart failure.
—William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
The photo clearly shows the feline's dilated pupils and ears backward, which is exactly what cats look like when mad.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Angelo’s crooked corset, Joan’s shredded gown, and team leader Ethan’s bizarre jumpsuit — which reminds Law of a dilated cervix — end up on the bottom.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 7 Aug. 2025
Bea was taken to the Freeman Hospital in the U.K. city of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, Terry recalled.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilated
Adjective
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Brian Hooker told an officer he had been assaulted by his wife, who struck him multiple times, according to the report, which said he was found with a swollen, bloody nose.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the supple leather stretches to accommodate swollen feet.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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My stomach wasn't distended anymore.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.—
Alastair Macaulay,
The New York Review of Books,
29 Dec. 2022
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2022
Verb
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Khamsi cites the example of hemimegalencephaly, a rare disorder in which half of the brain is abnormally enlarged.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Contemporary metal windows were taken out in favor of broad panes of glass framed by wood and a skylight above the stairs was enlarged, showing ways to bring more light into the dark townhomes they were sometimes tapped to reimagine.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The movement’s leaders eliminated many of the trappings that turned people away from church — traditional architecture, robed clergy, hymnals filled with turgid songs from the 19th century and sermons overloaded with abstract religious phrases.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
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Compared to their Champions League performances, where Spurs have shown levels of control throughout the league phase, against admittedly inferior opposition, Tottenham have inexplicably wavered between turgid and chaotic.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Regardless of how the capsule lands, five giant airbags will be inflated with helium at the top of the capsule to help keep it upright as recovery crews work to secure the spacecraft and prepare to extract the astronauts.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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The rapid, relentless, exponential expansion of the Universe took whatever entropy might have pre-existed within a specific region of space — occupying a certain volume of space — and inflated that volume to tremendous quantities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities have increased 91% — from 78 in 2015 to 149 in 2025.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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After all, they’re often marketed as a solution for swelling, soreness, and poor circulation—as well as a preventative measure for blood clots and visible varicose and spider veins.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Dilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilated. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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