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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
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2
as in to expand
to make greater in size, amount, or number
with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house
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3
as in to free
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about
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Recent Examples of enlarge
In the case of the 996, the mill was enlarged from the Boxster’s 3.0-liter flat-six to a 3.4-liter version.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
On a couple of occasions, audience members are brought onstage to enlarge the community that much more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Each armed conflict that a President undertook without congressional authorization became a precedent that further enlarged what the executive branch considered constitutionally permissible.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Great leaders are constantly enlarging their sphere of awareness – and yours along with it.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025
On a couple of occasions, audience members are brought onstage to enlarge the community that much more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
Each armed conflict that a President undertook without congressional authorization became a precedent that further enlarged what the executive branch considered constitutionally permissible.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
Great leaders are constantly enlarging their sphere of awareness – and yours along with it.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarge
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That higher load increases energy expenditure, respiration and heart rate, which is good for heart health and can improve endurance.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
18 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Ryan is expanding his expertise by working toward becoming a licensed nutritionist, adding a well-rounded dimension to his fitness programs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Asked to expand on the point, Xavier rattles off a sermon.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Using his electric superpower, Fester causes an explosion that frees the L.O.I.S. subjects from their cells.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The pod design also frees up space in the engine compartment to store and launch a tender.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Of course, this gives rise to some very important questions: What are the implications for privacy when so many of us are ready to share our deepest thoughts with AI companies?—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The benchmark 10-year note yield rose nearly 4 basis points to 4.328%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has been keen to attract diaspora researchers back to China since before Trump’s second term — scientists are offered financial incentives, and the number returning tripled between 2010 and 2021 — but funding cuts appear to have accelerated the process.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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How did One Piece season 1 end? Season 1 of Netflix's One Piece adaptation ended with Luffy and the Straw Hat gang liberating Nami's hometown of Coco Village from Arlong (McKinley Belcher III), the spiky-nosed fish-man with hopes of turning the village into a fish-men empire.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Shaked, who was liberated from the Matthausen camp, was referring to the condition of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, young men abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Nova music festival in southern Israel.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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Wound infections typically come with fever, redness, pain, swelling, discharge and discoloration.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Losses over $100,000 swell 700% Losses among those older adults who lost at least $100,000 have swelled to $445 million in 2024 from $55 million in 2020, according to the FTC.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The results mirror our Middlebury findings: Globally, students who use AI tend to be more likely to use it to augment their coursework, rather than automate it.—
Germán Reyes,
The Conversation,
18 Aug. 2025
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This year, the state plans to augment its LIHEAP grant with more than $7 million in unused funds from past winter heating assistance efforts.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Enlarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarge. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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