as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players
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Recent Examples of augmented
African lenders are now exploring the use of customer data to build personalized offerings, while offering support augmented by AI.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes augmented their defensive backfield in the second portal cycle with two Southeastern Conference veterans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.
—Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
The small black bag was augmented by Wang’s dramatic black sunglasses.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes augmented their defensive backfield in the second portal cycle with two Southeastern Conference veterans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.
—Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
The small black bag was augmented by Wang’s dramatic black sunglasses.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmented
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That Carroll took such umbrage only increased Harbaugh’s smile, making for a better story.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of timepiece brands increased their prices, too, in response to those initial tariff figures back in April, according to Hodinkee.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Roots Of The 70-Hour Workweek The 996 work culture originated in China's tech and manufacturing sectors in the early 2010s, becoming widespread as the country's rapid economic growth accelerated through the mid-2010s.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The introduction of name, image and likeness money and unlimited transfers has accelerated player movement at an unprecedented rate and lowered the ceiling at the top of the sport.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 2002, the state’s delegation in the House was split 4-4, before Democrats led a round of redistricting after the 2000 census that boosted their advantage 6-2.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Augmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmented. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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