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Recent Examples of enlargement
According to the Marfan Foundation, the genetic aortic and vascular condition can cause aortic enlargement, which can be life-threatening.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
That can lead to swelling and enlargement of hemorrhoids.
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Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
Breast enlargement is seen and may or may not include the production of milk.
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Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
City Hall has filed an appeal against a court ruling in favor of the Council’s expansion of CityFHEPS last year, U-turning a campaign pledge to drop the lawsuit and move forward with the costly enlargement to the municipal housing voucher program.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
That can lead to swelling and enlargement of hemorrhoids.
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Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
Breast enlargement is seen and may or may not include the production of milk.
—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
City Hall has filed an appeal against a court ruling in favor of the Council’s expansion of CityFHEPS last year, U-turning a campaign pledge to drop the lawsuit and move forward with the costly enlargement to the municipal housing voucher program.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlargement
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The actress, who marked the milestone on Tuesday, June 23, shared a photo and video from her festivities on Instagram.
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Thomas showed photos to CBS News Chicago Investigators of blood left behind from the gash to the back of his head, and scrapes and bruises to his face.
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The state expansion also means protection for the rare riparian forest.
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The University of Pittsburgh’s record-setting growth is reshaping both its campus and Oakland, as the university leans into a long-term expansion plan that adds student beds, new facilities and economic heft to one of Pennsylvania’s busiest urban districts.
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The indictment included photographs of Zhu and Frank Carone socializing at Zhu's Long Island home in June 2022, a time when the indictment said Zhu and Chen's efforts to secure an Emergency Shelter Contract through other means were stalling.
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The mosaic is composed of nine photographs, each covering an area of the sky larger than the Moon.
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In its proxy statement, for example, Fox cited revenue growth at its popular streaming service Tubi and high ratings for Fox News and Fox Sports.
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For example, tree rings have helped show how Hurricane Harvey's intense flooding in Texas affected tree growth and how rain storms are intensifying.
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Vitello, on Tuesday, sided with Devers in blaming the media for this dramatic storyline, comparing it to an early-season blowup between Matt Chapman and Casey Schmitt.
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Schedule the fight Most blowups happen when one person is already activated and the other gets caught off guard and slips into defense mode—which means no one is actually listening.
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Talking to Iran ‘with silk gloves’ Moti Aharon, 58, has lived through decades of escalation.
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Silence is the strongest predictor of escalation.
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Leica may be best known for making stills-only rangefinders, but that didn't stop it from loading the SL3-P up with a superlative video engine.
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Clay stills shape the spirit differently than copper, often yielding textures and flavors that modern equipment simply can't reproduce.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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“Enlargement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlargement. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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