ENLARGEMENT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

enlargement

noun

Definition of enlargement

as in photo

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as in expansion

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Recent Examples of enlargement Other potential side effects include acne, breast tenderness or enlargement, fluid retention and worsening symptoms of untreated sleep apnea. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 July 2026 When to Talk to a Doctor Persistent swelling in one limb, visible lymph node enlargement paired with fatigue, or swelling that follows cancer treatment all warrant a physician conversation. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026 Persistent node enlargement that doesn’t resolve within a few weeks, swelling that appears on one side of the body only, or fatigue accompanied by fever all warrant a medical conversation. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 The teen had gynecomastia, the often temporary enlargement of breast tissue in males during puberty. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlargement

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Noun

Zhang then is said to have sent a Chinese official information related to the surveillance, including photos, videos and license plate information from the target's vehicles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Cagle added that the photo showed a confident, brilliant, brave, polite, gracious, kind and gentle young man.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

Over the next twenty years, the games and their expansion packs focused on historical events, alternate history and future conflicts.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The expansion gives Ultium Cells the ability to manufacture multiple cell chemistries and geometric form factors on the same campus.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of expansion

Noun

Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

Meanwhile, job growth is in healthcare, construction, and management.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, is portrayed as a saintly figure who espouses a model of growth based on truth, patience, and moderation, much to the frustration of his pupil.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of growth

Noun

On September 7 two other mathematicians used their program (and AI) to produce a blowup for a frictionless fluid—considered a major step toward blowing up Navier-Stokes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
But through a little more than a year together, there have been no blowups with Metcalf.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blowup

Noun

During a recent voice receptionist deployment across numerous dental practices in the same group, each location required different call routing, ring times, after-hours escalation and training.

— Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The Iranian regime will need to be careful before launching such an attack, or even before undertaking lesser forms of escalation.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of escalation

Noun

The new reposado was made from agave pinas that were cooked in a combination of autoclaves and brick ovens before being double-distilled in copper and stainless-steel stills.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
The upcoming film, which debuts its first-look stills, was produced by Marko Talli for Yellow Film & TV and co-produced by Paloma Production (Denmark) and Garagefilm International (Sweden).

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of still

Noun

Meanwhile, the proliferation of large new data centers is rivaling inflation and the Iran war as midterm political issues--and, like them, is hurting the Republicans.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Mortgage rates just hit the highest level since 2023, further complicating the economic picture as inflation remains high and investors grow increasingly concerned about the federal government’s fiscal footing.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inflation

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