as in to develop
to express more fully and in greater detail
refused to dilate upon his alleged plan for improving the economy in the event that he won the election
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But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Chelsea shared on her Instagram Stories that the toddler had developed transient synovitis from a viral infection.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the crux of those tensions are a gaping trade imbalance and efforts from the US to ensure its national security against an increasingly assertive China, including by expanding restrictions on China’s access to American high tech, like the advanced semiconductors needed to power AI.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Continue to water the lawn two times a week for 30 minutes or provide enough to supplement any rainfall so the lawn gets about 1 ½ inches.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, others have offered the restaurant donations to supplement Tony & Alba’s Pizza and Pasta kids’ meals — for instance, Vallorz said, First 5 is donating books, and a bakery plans to offer cupcakes to participating families.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Dilate (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilate%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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