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verb

past tense of dilate

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Recent Examples of dilated
Adjective
As for the patient, the 49-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy was discharged from hospital not long after her surgery last August and is doing well. New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025 These signs include avoiding each other or keeping their distance, swiping, biting, dilated pupils, flattened ears, hissing, litter box guarding, urinating outside of the litter box, territorial aggression, and toy hoarding. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024 The disease can be diagnosed by examining the patterns of certain structures in the eye, either by looking through a magnifying device that shines a light into the baby’s dilated eye, or by studying images taken by a wide-angle ophthalmic camera. IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for dilated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilated
Adjective
  • This can also be caused by a lack of sleep—which also comes with risks of chronic fatigue, thinning hair and swollen lower eyelids.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Trump’s apparently swollen ankles, which were photographed at the FIFA Club World Cup Final in July, have been connected to the condition.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 June 2024
Verb
  • Traditional prints are being enlarged to create bold, graphic statements and a gallery-like presence.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Just a few days later, Fluidstack enlarged the deal, incorporating an additional 160 MW of capacity.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Audits were skipped, promises were inflated, and the aftermath left not just financial damage, but reputational risk that continues to shadow the entire sector.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • We’d sometimes get threatened, and that only inflated our self-importance.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The water, in the turgid, late afternoon light, was gray and swift.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Only one Test has resulted in a draw since Stokes and McCullum joined forces on the back of a particularly turgid period during which England had won only one game in 17 under a far more conservative management duo of skipper Joe Root and coach Chris Silverwood.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • For example, Doak kicked on so impressively at Middlesbrough in 2024-25 that his value increased to the point that Bournemouth paid £25m for him.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The rate of lifetime depression among women has increased by over 40% in the last decade, yet periods like postpartum and perimenopause remain under-addressed in mainstream mental health care.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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