enlargement
noun
en·large·ment
in-ˈlärj-mənt 
en-
Examples of enlargement in a Sentence
Symptoms include enlargement of the lymph nodes.
The plans call for an enlargement of the company's offices.
Recent Examples on the Web
The fear that comes from living so close to an increasingly bellicose China supersedes his concerns that enlargement could infringe on his pineapple and sugar cane fields.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Another idea is to invite Ukraine to begin accession talks, a model borrowed from the EU enlargement process.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
The news came after the King had a hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement the previous month (however, the palace clarified that the monarch does not have prostate cancer).
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Indeed, news of King Charles’ initial prostate procedure in January 2024 sparked an immediate and significant increase in traffic for the National Health Service prostate enlargement page.
—Christina S. Beck, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
There have, however, been setbacks in the process of enlargement.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
The diagnosis came after the king underwent a hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
My stomach pain was caused by the enlargement of my liver.
—Jackie Terribile, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
After his announcement, there was a 1,000% increase in searches about prostate enlargement on the U.K.’s National Health Service website.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Another idea is to invite Ukraine to begin accession talks, a model borrowed from the EU enlargement process.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
The news came after the King had a hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement the previous month (however, the palace clarified that the monarch does not have prostate cancer).
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Indeed, news of King Charles’ initial prostate procedure in January 2024 sparked an immediate and significant increase in traffic for the National Health Service prostate enlargement page.
—Christina S. Beck, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
There have, however, been setbacks in the process of enlargement.
—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
The diagnosis came after the king underwent a hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement.
—Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
My stomach pain was caused by the enlargement of my liver.
—Jackie Terribile, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
After his announcement, there was a 1,000% increase in searches about prostate enlargement on the U.K.’s National Health Service website.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
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enlargement
noun
en·large·ment
in-ˈlärj-mənt
1
: an act or instance of enlarging : the state of being enlarged
2
: a photographic print made larger than the negative
Medical Definition
enlargement
noun
en·large·ment
in-ˈlärj-mənt
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