as in exaggerations
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
most movies don't deal in reality but in a magnification of reality where everything is more intense
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Recent Examples of magnifications
Larger telescopes allow magnifications of 150x or more.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
And your camera attached to a small telescope with magnifications between 20-30 would give you stunning photos.
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Dean Regas,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
The Thames & Kosmos Telescope & Astronomy Kit teaches kids about the solar system with a close-up view and includes two magnifications, a star wheel, and more.
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Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
Find a huge range of styles for your reading glasses on Amazon, from classic to trendy, and a wide spectrum of magnifications.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
The scientists contorted the nanowire in each device into a fractal pattern that took on similar shapes at various magnifications.
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IEEE Spectrum,
1 Feb. 2024
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
And your camera attached to a small telescope with magnifications between 20-30 would give you stunning photos.
—
Dean Regas,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
The Thames & Kosmos Telescope & Astronomy Kit teaches kids about the solar system with a close-up view and includes two magnifications, a star wheel, and more.
—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
Find a huge range of styles for your reading glasses on Amazon, from classic to trendy, and a wide spectrum of magnifications.
—
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
The scientists contorted the nanowire in each device into a fractal pattern that took on similar shapes at various magnifications.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnifications
Noun
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But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations.
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Historians, strategists, and analysts are brought in to give some context, particularly for the question of how much these impressions influence voters — do these performances merge with their targets’ public personas, turning comic exaggerations into liabilities?
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And the thing about caricatures?
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Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment.
Noun
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In his sentencing decisions last week, O’Connor employed the terrorism enhancements to trigger mandatory minimum prison terms and ordered their sentences to be served consecutively.
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Six Flags Over Georgia's Georgia Gold Rusher will be shut down for enhancements for the rest of 2026.
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Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.
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Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.
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Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach.
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Its nostalgic pink look is certainly a throwback to streetside cotton candy machines, but this time, the shade comes entirely from vegetable colorings and turmeric, rather than artificial colors.
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“Magnifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnifications. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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