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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
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distension
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The president is moving forward with new, significantly more aggressive tariffs that economists fear could exacerbate budding economic problems, including rising inflation and slowing job growth, that are just now becoming more apparent.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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While falling interest rates and easing inflation may suggest that demand for home improvement products could revive, a June report by J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Equity Research cautions that consumer confidence about splurging on big-ticket items could take a while to return.—
Jessica Tan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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County officials will commemorate the $13.5 million feat — the first enlargement of the 140 N. County Farm Road facility in its 48-year history — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The money is expected to go to the Shasta Dam enlargement project.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Which is where a unique amplification of the signal plays such a pivotal role in the fascinating sensory circuit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is fueled by misinformation, a growing distrust in government health authorities and the amplification of anti-vac rhetoric in social media and the popular news outlets.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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The organizations that prioritize augmentation over attrition—and support that with training, tools and culture—will be the ones that scale with both speed and stability.—
Krish Ramineni,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, with the advent of AI and 3D modeling, aesthetic procedures such as breast augmentation and rhinoplasty can be simulated in detail to help envision outcomes and predict potential complications based on the analysis of personalized patient data.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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The capital will also support geographic expansion.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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As K-pop revs up its global expansion, one of the sleepers is the bubbly girl group STAYC, whose songs possess a fun-house exuberance (The Theatre at M.S.G.; Oct. 21).—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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