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as in expanded
to express more fully and in greater detail
after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors
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as in intensified
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones
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Recent Examples of amplified
Ozawa’s ideas, and indeed the themes baked into this opera from the start, only are are amplified by the new American military excursion in a world far beyond this opera house’s walls; its depiction on our screens hardly that far removed from virtual reality.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Every development is immediately amplified around the world, and that level of exposure can be incredibly difficult to deal with on a personal level.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
The Irish whiskey meets you up front, its light caramel sweetness amplified by the Chartreuse, while the mid-palate goes deep with vermouth’s red fruit before handing the baton back to the Chartreuse for long finish of herbal fireworks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Across Exuvie, Büchi induces a state of temporary autophony, a condition in which internal body sounds like breathing and blinking are amplified to maddening volume.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
News of two oil tankers on fire near Iraq, plus Iran's new supreme leader saying the Strait of Hormuz must stay closed, has amplified concerns of a worldwide energy crisis.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Season four, out now on Hulu, has the same problems for the pair but amplified.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Those attacks really exemplified and amplified the challenge for a lot of Arab states across the region.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
The long-standing divisions in Iran’s population have only been amplified by the chaos that the war has unleashed.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Every development is immediately amplified around the world, and that level of exposure can be incredibly difficult to deal with on a personal level.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
The Irish whiskey meets you up front, its light caramel sweetness amplified by the Chartreuse, while the mid-palate goes deep with vermouth’s red fruit before handing the baton back to the Chartreuse for long finish of herbal fireworks.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Across Exuvie, Büchi induces a state of temporary autophony, a condition in which internal body sounds like breathing and blinking are amplified to maddening volume.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
News of two oil tankers on fire near Iraq, plus Iran's new supreme leader saying the Strait of Hormuz must stay closed, has amplified concerns of a worldwide energy crisis.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Season four, out now on Hulu, has the same problems for the pair but amplified.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Those attacks really exemplified and amplified the challenge for a lot of Arab states across the region.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
The long-standing divisions in Iran’s population have only been amplified by the chaos that the war has unleashed.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplified
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Sunain has expanded its robot data capture to homes in Turkey, Singapore, Canada and Malaysia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company later expanded globally, providing voting machines and other technology to help carry out elections in 25 countries, from Argentina to Zambia.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Claude’s daily active users have also increased by more than 140% since January, according to data from SimilarWeb.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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In a decade, spending on street outreach increased by more than 1,000% — now exceeding $300 million a year — while unsheltered homelessness increased by 22%.—
Barbara A. Blair,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The rhetoric intensified Friday as GOP lawmakers responded to the attacks in Michigan and Virginia by urging a halt to all immigration into the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The mounting toll has intensified concerns over how to counter drone swarms without depleting interceptor stockpiles that cost millions of dollars each to replace.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth is now considering a tax break for Edged Data Centers, a subsidiary of sustainable infrastructure company Endeavor, for a data center to be developed on that land.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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The team at the University of Edinburgh has developed this natural, biological process.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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But an unexpectedly powerful solar cycle that peaked in 2024 accelerated that timeline by increasing atmospheric drag on the spacecraft, according to the agency.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each mission after that, however, has been repurposed and accelerated.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The missile also features an A-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker and has enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the shower, cornflower blue tiles are enhanced with a rounded black lacquer rim, which echoes the same detailing found elsewhere in the house.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2026
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The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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His earliest records were stark, spare and sad, seemingly solo even when augmented by another voice, string player, or percussionist.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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The notion that the town cut a political deal in faraway Tallahassee to honor Trump and silence its own residents has only heightened the furor.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Concerns about the team’s safety in Iran heightened when the players didn’t sing the Iranian national anthem before their first match.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Amplified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplified. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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