- present participle of enlarge.
enlarging
Example Sentences
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If true, that would mean aging fat tissue could continue growing not just by enlarging existing cells, but by constantly adding new ones.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
Updating the calculations for gold’s recent epic run, investment consultants Nicholas Conant and Mark Wood of Callan gave the cube some benefit of the doubt by enlarging it with all of the bullion since mined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
In any case, fielding them would mean replacing the existing weapons, not enlarging the arsenal’s size.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
All cells there have the inmate’s name and photo posted outside, but staffers had to take the additional step of enlarging Girardi’s photo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Bigwig and some of the other rabbits had already begun enlarging their burrows in preparation for Holly’s return.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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