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as in increases
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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as in expands
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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as in frees
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 enlarges
Gravitational lensing occurs when a large galaxy in the foreground of an observation enlarges a distant galaxy behind it, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species.
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Ingrid C. Romero,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges.
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Big Think,
1 May 2026
Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons.
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Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories.
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Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species.
—
Ingrid C. Romero,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges.
—
Big Think,
1 May 2026
Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons.
—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories.
—
Matt Von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2025
Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarges
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That increases borrowing costs across the wider economy, including people’s mortgage rates.
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People taking diuretics, beta-blockers or any transdermal medication patches should check with a doctor first since heat significantly increases drug absorption through the skin.
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Usage spikes can happen suddenly, experimentation expands rapidly across teams and model selection decisions may be driven more by hype than operational efficiency.
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The brand also expands its reach through digital tools, virtual consultants and ongoing training to maintain its product accessibility and integrity.
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And having a clear narrative throughline frees the audience to, instead of making logistical sense of each shot, really key into the emotional and dramatic beats of the sequence.
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To make things easier, spring for this stylish crossbody bag from Travelon, which frees up your hands while providing plenty of pockets to store your travel essentials.
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And when a bond is dumped, its yield — or the interest the government must pay new investors in those same bonds — rises.
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Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026.
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Pipeline growth often accelerates for organizations that invest in content designed to genuinely help buyers evaluate challenges and make informed decisions.
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Shares have jumped 80% in the year to date as an ongoing memory supply crunch accelerates the adoption of lithography equipment for the production of semiconductors required to power the AI revolution.
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Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
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Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
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Weather service and public safety officials said the safest thing to do is to stay away from the beaches altogether until the southern swells start subsiding.
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Storms and swells reshape the landscape.
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
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