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or distention
as in inflation
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Recent Examples of distension
Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Bloating sometimes makes your belly look bigger, which is called distention.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include: General weakness Dizziness Double-vision Trouble with speaking or swallowing
Other common symptoms of botulism include:
Difficulty breathing
Weakness of other muscles
Abdominal distension
Constipation
What products were recalled?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
This produces gases like hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, which can cause abdominal pain, bloating, distension, and diarrhea.18
Several methods can reduce compounds that cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly.
—Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Bloating sometimes makes your belly look bigger, which is called distention.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Symptoms of botulism include: General weakness Dizziness Double-vision Trouble with speaking or swallowing
Other common symptoms of botulism include:
Difficulty breathing
Weakness of other muscles
Abdominal distension
Constipation
What products were recalled?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
This produces gases like hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, which can cause abdominal pain, bloating, distension, and diarrhea.18
Several methods can reduce compounds that cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly.
—Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distension
Noun
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Together, the measures are the four major components of the country’s gross domestic product — the value of goods and services — when adjusted for inflation.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Although inflation has cooled, tariffs could heat it up again.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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America’s undersea enlargement would not have been possible without Larry Mayer.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The string quartet and conductor Alan Pierson are hidden and amplification is overly loud, adding its own emotional emphasis.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The diagnosis was confirmed with a genetic test for the parasite's DNA in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid (nucleic acid amplification testing).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The most common mommy makeover procedures—breast augmentation and lifts, tummy tucks, and lipo—are the four most popular plastic surgery procedures right now, according to recent data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
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Whether or not South Korea can maintain this reversal and continue to grow its population will be valuable data for conservative governments around the world seeking to bolster their own domestic fertility rates and phase out immigration as a source of population augmentation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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These acres include an expansion of the famed Cathedral Pines Preserve, which hosts some of the last remaining old forest in the state, and the Trinity Forest Preserve.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Companies like Aldi, JD Sports (JD), and Burlington Stores (BURL) are leading the way with new expansions in 2025.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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