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as in increasing
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 expanding
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 freeing
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 enlarging
In essence, the Dukes had become the elite of the FCS, winning or playing for titles, spending more than $10 million on football, enlarging its on-campus stadium and even drawing ESPN’s GameDay to campus.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
However, some fear the export boom risks further enlarging trade deficits.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Making both tokens more easily accessible for American investors is likely to increase their value by enlarging the pool of potential buyers.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Look for draining or enlarging wounds, as well as signs of discomfort.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Perk up a plain pillow by enlarging a leaf, using a copier to make a pattern.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The renovation included installing a custom Mick De Giulio kitchen and moving walls on the upper level to reconfigure the primary suite, enlarging the closets and bathroom.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Avoid enlarging these sections too much—otherwise, the cut can look bulky and dated rather than light and airy.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarging
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Despite his efforts, violence has continued to escalate with police increasing patrols and surveillance in Puerto Lopez following recent massacres in the province, the Associated Press said.—
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Progress in robotics, according to PNDbotics, depends less on increasing complexity and more on tighter integration between hardware and intelligence.—
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Last summer, her Hulu documentary Call Her Alex premiered, and she's also spent the year expanding her Unwell Hydration beverage line with new caffeinated beverages.—
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Backed by nearly $180 billion in venture capital and rapid growth in AI, fintech, and health tech, the sector is expanding New York’s tax base, attracting top talent, and fueling long-term economic growth.—
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In a season when the team knew kickoffs would become more valuable because of touchback rule changes, the Chiefs were behind the curve on kickoff placement and freeing up their returners in the open field.—
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IntBot’s commercial deployments now extend this social intelligence to hotels and other public spaces, freeing human staff from routine tasks.—
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His ability to handle all this now, the rising fame and the expectation to be the best, is because his dad taught him how to always find his center.—
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Even in states like Texas, which opted not to expand its Medicaid program and continued to rely on counties to care for many of its uninsured, rising health care costs are straining local budgets.—
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Liquidating talent is a short-term accounting trick; augmenting talent is a long-term growth strategy.—
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On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.—
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The Minneapolis Federation of Educators said agents deployed tear gas and detained an educator before releasing them.—
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Camacho gamely snatched one from the water, showing me its extraordinary teeth before releasing it again.—
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Per BrightOcular, potential complications include infections, high pressure in the eye, glaucoma, inflammation of the iris, swelling in the cornea, loss of cells around the cornea, deterioration of the iris and more.—
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Arthritis refers to swelling in the joints.—
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The suspect was accelerating and weaving to try to shake the officer off.—
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
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“Enlarging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarging. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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