DILATING (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

dilating (on or upon)

verb

present participle of dilate (on or upon)

as in enlarging (on or upon)

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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The atomic and process modeling done within developing LMR cells, said Theyyunni, required three times the compute capacity that modeling the combustion processes for a gasoline engine does.

— John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Peacock has been developing a reboot of another, Friday Night Lights.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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That law included provisions dramatically expanding the scope of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Altogether, Google is expanding automatic tracking support to cover more than 100 different exercises and sports, up from 10 previously.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

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