ENLARGES (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

enlarges (on or upon)

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present tense third-person singular of enlarge (on or upon)

as in expands

to express more fully and in greater detail in your complaint, don't just say that your neighbor has been harassing you; enlarge on what you mean by that

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Partnered with Universal Music Group’s REPUBLIC Collective, GIRLS PLANET 2027 expands its global search with in-person auditions in New York, Los Angeles, and London to be held in early November.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Now, the latest twist comes as the war expands and threatens even greater fallout for the global economy.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

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An unlikely working relationship develops between an overzealous tech billionaire and a reluctant writer who realizes the only way to make artificial intelligence any better is to fix the broken real world it’s trained on.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Brookfield develops and operates the campus, NextEra builds and owns the generation, and three Kentucky utilities are named in the release.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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