amplified

past tense of amplify
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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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Recent Examples of amplified Celebrity talent further amplified visibility across channels, with Michelle Williams, Lucia Nyong’o, John Boyega, Kun and Sharon Stone fueling social buzz. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 His torrid first half against Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League final six weeks earlier gave the impression of a footballer being put into an uncomfortable position where his strengths were marginalised and his flaws amplified. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In December, Vance amplified a YouTube video of a popular right-wing influencer accusing child-care providers, many of them immigrants from Somalia, of running scams. Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 This competition is amplified by how little direct evidence is available, Xavier contended in a Nature comment. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 When human expertise is amplified by AI, customers gain a partner that can anticipate needs, navigate complexity, and create value at a scale never before possible. Dave Bozeman, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 One day of hockey isn’t a lot, but it’s amplified after a year away. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 And elsewhere, losses in the Middle East have been amplified by the war in Ukraine, as the IEA also noted Friday. ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Reduced in scale but amplified in intensity, this is what prestige looks like after the fact. Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplified
Verb
  • What’s impressive is that the movie expanded its audience beyond the Milla Jovovich movies.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Haat has since expanded its services to allow users also to pay utility and phone bills with cash.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • Tensions have surged in the West Bank, and extremist Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have increased exponentially, emboldened by right-wing, ultra-nationalist politicians in Israel's government.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.
    Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • The alert marked the first time Riyadh had received such a warning since fighting in Yemen intensified in July.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Just days before Ukrainian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 began, Russian air strikes intensified on the city of Kyiv.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Yet China itself has developed AI safety frameworks addressing autonomous agents and the risk of AI escaping human control.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Streaming has already developed somewhat of a reputation for being unforgiving.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Indonesia has been drawing visitors for decades, a trend that accelerated when Adrian Zecha built Aman resorts here in 1989 and 1992.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In a 2021 flight, a HAWC vehicle was released from an aircraft, its booster accelerated it, and a scramjet then took over and drove it beyond Mach 5.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The ambience is enhanced by keeping open the ark of the Torah, the usually closed chamber at the front of the synagogue that protects the scrolls of scripture.
    Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • There is also ample storage, augmented by a big walk-in pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The creatorAPI platform, which launched Tuesday, points to a social-media future in which content created or augmented with AI is increasingly common.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Cash-rich mega-cap tech firms remain relatively insulated, whereas data centers, AI infrastructure projects, and early-stage startups that rely heavily on continuous external funding face significantly heightened financial strain.
    , CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Speculation over possible changes to this year’s Qatar and Abu Dhabi races heightened this week as Formula 2, which is due to support F1 in both venues, added an extra race to its schedule next week in Azerbaijan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Amplified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplified. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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