amplifications

Definition of amplificationsnext
plural of amplification
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Noun
  • As part of that package, Republicans included $1 billion for White House security enhancements, part of it connected to Trump’s ballroom.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Car parts that have been altered or exchanged Cars that feature aftermarket components or enhancements that alter their function may void their warranty.
    Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The pair are the latest new additions to the second season of the FX series, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Betty Gilpin, and Austin Amelio.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Gasper is particularly thrilled about two newer additions to the club, veteran Willson Contreras and Carlos Narváez, who’s in his sophomore season.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The lurch from declaring fears about Iran to be mere media exaggerations to invoking imminent threat, from demanding the Nobel Peace Prize to luxuriating in lethality, is the essence of the autocrat’s monopoly on unpredictability.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These modifications provide Israel with greater independence in maintaining and upgrading the aircraft while improving mission adaptability in regional conflicts.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
  • These don’t alter the underlying DNA sequence of the cells but are modifications or chemical tags that alter gene activity.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Far from settling the debate, Thursday’s elaborations are likely to only further stoke the controversy.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • As members of Gen X and Millennials became parents, the general trend of having more money and time for children continued, resulting in elaborations of the concept of helicopter parenting.
    Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The roster changed, too, with most of the alterations on the defensive side to try to improve the pass rush and overhaul the linebacking corps, and with first-round draft pick Sonny Styles now serving as the group’s new quarterback.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Smith said her daughter has been coming to the location every month since January to get alterations on her prom dress.
    Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The brand has also explored denim, though Trunfio noted that the assortment has remained intentionally limited, relying primarily on tie adjustments rather than stretch fabrics or elastic construction.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Analysts warn the deletions could fuel fears of longer-term consequences.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Because of some differences in the genes affected, these individuals tend to have slightly different symptoms than people who have deletions.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Amplifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplifications. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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