amplification

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Recent Examples of amplification Just Women’s Sports Partners With Parker–Boston’s Post Moves Just Women’s Sports has struck a distribution and amplification partnership with AMP Sports to scale Post Moves, a show hosted by WNBA legend Candace Parker and Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026 What does not receive nearly enough amplification, however, is his brilliant and bad-a**, Letter from Birmingham Jail. Essence, 20 Jan. 2026 With the program and song texts only available to download on the cellphone, the audience was left in the dark without texts and, with amplification obscuring diction, not knowing what’s what. Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 Wilson’s smallest sub, the LōKē, uses a 10-inch woofer powered by a 500-watt amp, while its Subsonic relies on three 12-inch drivers that require outboard amplification. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amplification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplification
Noun
  • In exchange for not experiencing the thrill and excitement of watching a football game in person, those of us at home will get the benefit of experiencing the game with a few technological enhancements.
    Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The upgrade will include multiple enhancements to the customer experience and once implemented, Coloradans can expect a new option for a streamlined user experience.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In addition to academic affairs, the provost oversees seven other offices focused on faculty, graduate studies and enrollment.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Their body is soft, and under magnification, is distinctly segmented.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The beauty of binoculars Of course, city stargazers have a not-so-secret weapon in their war against light pollution — the light-gathering power and magnification of binoculars.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By the way, for context, the adjustments amount to a sliver (tenths of a percentage point) of overall employment.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • While the researchers accounted for factors beyond diet that could have affected people’s heart health and skewed the results, such as physical activity, smoking status, family history and body mass index, that adjustment is imperfect, the researchers said.
    Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Schultz declined to respond to the litany of accusations, calling them exaggerations and mischaracterizations.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The assumption was that exaggeration would repel.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the 20th century, the tiara underwent a key technical modification.
    Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Additional improvements will be new paths along Randall Road, storm sewer installation, traffic signal modifications, intersection lighting, roadway resurfacing and landscape restoration.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The design of the mikvah was approved with another long list of conditions including things like alterations on the type of window glass, exterior lighting, facade materials and landscaping.
    Lauren Costantino February 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Usher’s Office located the shop’s owner, who opened his shop that evening and made alterations on a morning suit using Dad’s measurements.
    John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Often there are gaps or deliberate deletions from the historical record.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • All parties, however, opted not to address the deletion.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Amplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplification. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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