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 Translating the watercolor study into print, Homer simplified the background and amplified the weight of the figure. Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Rowling and other prominent social media users amplified the girls’ account of the incident. Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The decision to go nuclear has amplified political skepticism around the BBGN program. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Claims were generated in online communities, repeated by political figures and amplified by media personalities, who injected these talking points back into supporters’ social media feeds. Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Not only were the guitar and bass amplified, but the harmonica was played into a microphone or through a small-wattage tube amplifier, producing distortion. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Opposition parties, including the one Dipke once worked for, amplified the protesters’ demands. Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Only time will tell, as well as critics and government regulators, if the sustainability and labor concerns surrounding H&M will be amplified by AI in the bigger picture. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 The Internet has amplified the story, but Vernon at one point did tell it. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplified
Verb
  • Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Broadcom expanded a multiyear partnership with Meta Platforms earlier this year to develop successive generations of custom AI accelerator chips, supporting the Instagram and WhatsApp parent's growing AI infrastructure.
    Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Russian forces have increased the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, likely as part of a push to exploit Kyiv’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • China increased its output by more than 34 terawatt-hours, which means that without China, global nuclear generation would have declined.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • That has only intensified debate about the direction of the party.
    Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That increase has already led to more sunny day flooding, intensified rainfalls and hurricanes, reflected in higher and higher insurance premiums.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
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  • Over the following months, Harrison developed pneumonia and gut failure and also suffered a stroke.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Even before the war, the country had already developed a large legal profession, sophisticated corporate firms, and distinctive constitutional institutions, although European legal systems retained greater intellectual prestige.
    Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Japan launched a strategy in 1992 to win the World Cup within 100 years, a timeline that would surely be accelerated without Europe, which has stood in their way in three of their five knockout matches.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Consumer spending accelerated over the first quarter, and private investment was positive.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • For more than a decade now, European and indeed American politicians have known that real, fake, enhanced, or context-free pictures of migrants jumping fences will immediately create a wave reaction.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • It’s been a banner year for Dean, who kicked it off by winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in February and it’s been augmented by her making history.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This involves a dual-camera setup capturing practical footage for the side walls, augmented by CGI.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • While every other Hughes film is grounded in ordinary everyday experiences only slightly heightened for comedic effect, Weird Science stands apart as his big cartoonish swing at a high concept sci-fi comedy.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • El Confidencial said the concern was heightened by Ceuta’s proximity to Fnideq, also known as Castillejos, a Moroccan border town that has figured in previous jihadist recruitment investigations.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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