DISTENSION Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

distension

noun

variants or distention

Definition of distension

as in inflation

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Recent Examples of distension Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension, and constipation. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension, and constipation may also be common symptoms. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 Botulism Symptoms Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, speech or swallowing difficulties, muscle weakness, abdominal distension and constipation. — 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

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Noun

Uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again has roiled markets, causing oil prices to rise and pushing up Treasury yields due to worries over inflation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Gas prices remain high, and a Federal Reserve official said Sunday that the US’s inflation target may remain out of reach until the war ends.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflation

Noun

This can happen as a result of nerve damage and prostate gland enlargement, among other conditions.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Surely under our Constitution and laws the enlargement of our limits is a manifestation of the highest attribute of sovereignty, and if entered upon as an Executive act all things relating to the transaction should be clear and free from suspicion.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of enlargement

Noun

Hearing technology has to deliver speech amplification and clarity.

— Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Even so, sonic adventurers, beginning with Leopold Stokowski in the 1930s, experimented with amplification in an obsessive, seemingly quixotic effort to locate a mythical sonic grail on the Cahuenga Pass.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of amplification

Noun

But for that augmentation to work at scale, the surrounding infrastructure must be interoperable across Order Management Systems (OMSs), dealer systems, data sources and execution venues.

— Brian Bejile, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Establishment Labs is a medical technology company specializing in products used in breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of augmentation

Noun

But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Generac announced investing $250 million in its factory expansion and expects to add 1,000 employees to its headcount as data center orders continue to roll in.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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