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Recent Examples of distension
Botulism Symptoms Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, speech or swallowing difficulties, muscle weakness, abdominal distension and constipation.
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Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Symptoms, which often develop slowly, can include abdominal distension and pain, nausea, loss of appetite and constipation.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 May 2025
Bloating and Gas Bloating, also known as abdominal distension, is considered a common side effect of Ibsrela.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Bloating sometimes makes your belly look bigger, which is called distention.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Symptoms, which often develop slowly, can include abdominal distension and pain, nausea, loss of appetite and constipation.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 May 2025
Bloating and Gas Bloating, also known as abdominal distension, is considered a common side effect of Ibsrela.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Bloating sometimes makes your belly look bigger, which is called distention.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distension
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in a speech to business leaders on Tuesday that the central bank lowered interest rates last week due to weakness in the labor market was outweighing concerns about stubborn inflation.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 2006, the median price of a single-family home was $221,923, about $343,806 in 2024 when adjusted for inflation.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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This enlargement can be caused by several conditions, including a hormonal imbalance, lifestyle choices, underlying health conditions, drug use, and prescription medications.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
21 Sep. 2025
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In its annual assessment report on security challenges, the Norwegian Intelligence Service warned that Russia—which operates dozens of military bases in the Arctic—would increase its focus on the Nordic countries in response to NATO enlargement to Sweden and Finland.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Their high-profile crossover marks an escalation in late-night TV's ongoing response to political pressure and industry challenges.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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But there are two moments in the past that perhaps help predict where this new threat of escalation is headed.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and use of a loud amplification device.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Del Rio was using a microphone and amplification device — in violation of a city ordinance — to shout down those at the vigil and was asked to leave multiple times, according to a police report provided to Fox News Digital.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Technically still human, though his augmentations and long life give him this bitter detachment from others.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Identify red-light risks, such as automatable content creation in creative tools, and redirect efforts to green-light areas, like administrative augmentation.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The expansion, which is expected to support growth over the next five years, will expand production and capacity at the facility's test lab and also add a new demonstration room for its large-scale motors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia alone has pledged up to $100 billion to back the expansion, providing millions of its new Vera Rubin GPUs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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