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adjective

as in dilated

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verb

present participle of dilate
as in distending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilating
  1. dilated
  2. enlarging
  3. ballooning
  4. inflating
  5. increasing
  6. augmenting
  7. swelling
  8. expanding
Adjective
  • There she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a progressive heart muscle disease.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • CT scans showed a full stomach, suggesting the boy had feasted before the sacrificial ceremony, as well as a dilated esophagus consistent with vomiting.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dilated
Verb
  • Kim has boosted his military and diplomatic credentials in recent years by enlarging his nuclear arsenal and aligning with Russia over its war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The maggots can cause painful, rapidly enlarging deep wounds, which can destroy muscle, cartilage, and bone—even the skull—if not caught quickly.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlarging
Adjective
  • Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The House of Representatives adjourned Wednesday, leaving Washington and almost certainly punting action on a ballooning artificial intelligence crisis until after November's midterm election.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballooning
Verb
  • These sequences can multiply and expand, inflating the genome from within.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Health Policy Commission The popular weight-loss drugs sold under names like Ozempic and Wegovy have been blamed for inflating budgets in the public and private sector.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflating
Verb
  • The hope is that these discoveries will not be lost with increasing use of AI models in mathematics.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The rules are aimed at boosting confidence in Saudi ⁠capital markets by increasing transparency and strengthening the IPO framework, the CMA said.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • After principal photography wrapped, many months would be spent in post-production augmenting the voices to create the right tone and weave them into the overall soundscape.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For the past few years, though, the merchandising team has been augmenting those brands with more products that match today’s youth consumer.
    — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • Who better, then, to tackle the equally epic story of the bond market and America’s $40 trillion—and swelling—national debt?
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Thousands sheltered on Monday in evacuation centres in the Thai capital, parts of it still flooded after havoc brought by intense weekend rain, while swelling reservoirs in an eastern province triggered orders for more to leave their homes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • Known for its expanding flosses, the company has been on a growth streak of late, growing its business 183 percent in three years and expanding its presence in key retailers like Target and Walmart.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Luckin’s senior management is considering expanding into the Gulf countries, Chairman David Li told CNBC in an exclusive interview on Monday.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of expanding
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