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Recent Examples of dilated
Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Often by the time a patient sees a doctor, that person has already developed serious complications, including heart rhythm abnormalities or a dilated heart that doesn’t pump blood well.
—Paula Andalo | Kff Health News, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
Delta 8 has been shown to slightly increase blood flow, which can result in dilated blood vessels in the eyes.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetic retinopathy can be diagnosed with a dilated fundus (retinal) exam.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2023
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Adjective
The injection comes with a side effect, though: Most patients will experience a droopy eyelid, dilated pupil and some vision loss for about 10 minutes, but the symptoms resolve quickly.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
Often by the time a patient sees a doctor, that person has already developed serious complications, including heart rhythm abnormalities or a dilated heart that doesn’t pump blood well.
—Paula Andalo | Kff Health News, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
Delta 8 has been shown to slightly increase blood flow, which can result in dilated blood vessels in the eyes.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetic retinopathy can be diagnosed with a dilated fundus (retinal) exam.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilated
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Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 June 2024
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But for all its brawn and atmosphere and robustly choreographed combat, this is a distended historical tapestry too sprawling to remain compelling, particularly when its focus veers away from the central couple.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Since then, the enterprise has enlarged its product range to 32 items and expanded to other US areas with a prominent Polish-American population.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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First, the field is enlarged to include top-notch artists in subsequent generations, whose work reflects an ongoing Photorealist legacy.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
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Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
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When the top actuator was deflated and the bottom one was inflated, the structure snapped in the opposite direction, bringing the wings back up again.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are 27 Golden Globes categories across both the film and television sides — a higher number inflated by the separation of film nominees into musical/comedy and drama categories.Lauren Coates, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Forest fans were willing to forgive some rather turgid soccer and dreadful results as long as there was a chance Cooper could keep them up.Steve Price, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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But England will inevitably, after a turgid, monotonous performance comprising three shots on target to Switzerland’s nine, creep through, either 1-0 or 2-1, and prolong the nation’s agony for at least four more days.Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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Aon says just 7% of hospitals report increased turnover among nurses compared to 62% percent last year.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The rate of women accessing family planning services increased with family income and with higher levels of education, the report shows.Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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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.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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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.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Nov. 2024
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Now, they’re being augmented by software innovations, AI, robotics and advanced technologies that are dramatically evolving North America’s industrial base.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But, for Yankees fans of a certain age, consider making these part of a memorabilia array, augmented by baseball cards or other related collectibles.Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Dilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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