enlarges (on or upon)

verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarges (on or upon)
  1. expands
  2. develops
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  • Drivers who stop or park in Sacramento bike lanes could now face a steeper fine as the city expands its use of artificial intelligence to enforce parking rules.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Production expands beyond laboratory scale The researchers have also made progress in manufacturing the material in larger quantities, an important step toward commercial deployment.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of expands
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  • The company develops central processing units and deep computing units, accelerator cards designed for computing-intensive workloads.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to new large-scale data center projects while the state develops stricter standards governing their energy, water and environmental impacts.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of develops
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“Enlarges (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarges%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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