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Recent Examples of dilated
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
As for the patient, the 49-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy was discharged from hospital not long after her surgery last August and is doing well.
—New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025
These signs include avoiding each other or keeping their distance, swiping, biting, dilated pupils, flattened ears, hissing, litter box guarding, urinating outside of the litter box, territorial aggression, and toy hoarding.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The recipient, a 49-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, recovered smoothly and showed remarkably low cardiac enzyme levels, which is a key indicator of heart muscle health.
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This $15 option from Basic Concepts attaches to your tray table, creating a swinging hammock that provides relief for tired, swollen feet.—
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Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel unusually difficult.—
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In the last 20 days, their belly will appear distended, and their nipples and breast tissue will be noticeably swollen.—
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.—
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.—
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So Great After baking with the heavy cream, the cinnamon rolls become extra enlarged, moist, and gooey.—
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Pininfarina has also enlarged the side air intakes, visually emphasizing the rear fenders.—
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Avery, the heroine of Anika Jade Levy’s debut novel, Flat Earth (Catapult, $26), spends many turgid nights with a pedant.—
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Like many disaster movies, this is a turgid soap opera that’s blown apart by chaos.—
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This will go into a 264-mile (425-km) orbit and the single module will be inflated and the solar array deployed by ground control.—
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Having properly inflated tires with the right amount of tread can save you from hydroplaning, blowouts and even accidents.—
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The Wolverines increased their lead to 42 with less than a minute left in the fourth.—
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And while famine has not yet emerged, food insecurity has increased, with most Cubans eating a limited diet and skipping meals.—
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Maintain a healthy weight: Excess body fat puts pressure on your blood vessels, raising the risk of varicose and spider veins.—
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After all, they’re often marketed as a solution for swelling, soreness, and poor circulation—as well as a preventative measure for blood clots and visible varicose and spider veins.—
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“Dilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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