- 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
But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Today, Philly Shipyard is central to President Trump’s goal of reviving American shipbuilding and enlarging the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
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
She didn’t know what the smell was but it was enlarging and she could almost see it, a foul brown cloud.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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