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Recent Examples of dilation
Physical changes which happen during menopause that have to do with dilation or constriction of the blood vessels and impact body temperature are known as vasomotor symptoms.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
The receptors control constriction and dilation in the smooth muscle fibers in the walls of these blood vessels.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Vaginal dilation therapy, sometimes followed by surgery, can allow patients to have normal reproductive function.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
SoberRide uses a combination of cameras, sensors, and machine-learning algorithms to detect signs of alcohol impairment in the driver—such as pupil dilation, bloodshot eyes, and the presence of ethanol used in alcoholic beverages—before allowing a vehicle to be put into drive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
The receptors control constriction and dilation in the smooth muscle fibers in the walls of these blood vessels.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Vaginal dilation therapy, sometimes followed by surgery, can allow patients to have normal reproductive function.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025
SoberRide uses a combination of cameras, sensors, and machine-learning algorithms to detect signs of alcohol impairment in the driver—such as pupil dilation, bloodshot eyes, and the presence of ethanol used in alcoholic beverages—before allowing a vehicle to be put into drive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilation
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What now matters is the rate of acceleration, the severity profile and the geographic dispersion of violations.—
Frederic Lemieux,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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That dispersion falls in the 97th percentile of the past 30 years.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Robotic probes proved increasingly versatile and successful, eventually visiting every planet in the solar system as well as a scattering of moons, comets, and asteroids.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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To study vibrations indirectly, scientists use spectroscopic techniques like Raman scattering.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Dilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilation. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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