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'It must be this humidity, it "dilates" the brain.
The Shadow of the Wind Zafon, Carlos Ruiz 2001
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John Baillie in his 1747 essay described sublimity as a "contradictory" sensation of pleasure and pain: "The Sublime dilates and elevates the Soul, Fear sinks and contracts it; yet both are felt upon viewing what is great and awful."
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 3 Richard Bangs 2011
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"If you give her a Nexium, then you're responsible if she has a heart attack," said the attendant, breaking out uncoated aspirin and sublingual nitroglycerin, which dissolves under your tongue and dilates the blood vessels so there's more blood flow going to the heart, relieving angina.
A Flight Attendant From Hell Marisa Acocella Marchetto 2012
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Taking us around the American capital, Mr. Sasek dilates agreeably on everything from G-men to the Smithsonian Castle.
A Vintage Look for Picture Books Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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He not only dilates at length about how difficult writing is, he also claims that all writers are afraid.
Lev Raphael: Trapped in Classroom Hell? Lev Raphael 2011
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It carries epinephrine, a hormone and neurotransmitter that increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels, dilates air passages and stimulates the nervous system.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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A medication that dilates or widens the opening in a blood vessel.
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John Baillie in his 1747 essay described sublimity as a "contradictory" sensation of pleasure and pain: "The Sublime dilates and elevates the Soul, Fear sinks and contracts it; yet both are felt upon viewing what is great and awful."
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 3 Richard Bangs 2011
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DilateBrick: int, int, img → img: morphologically dilates an image with a brick
Genetic programming in the cloud « The Half-Baked Maker 2010
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He not only dilates at length about how difficult writing is, he also claims that all writers are afraid.
Lev Raphael: Trapped in Classroom Hell? Lev Raphael 2011
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