amping (up)

verb

Definition of amping (up)next
present participle of amp (up)
1
as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism

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2
as in intensifying
to make markedly greater in measure or degree inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amping (up)
  1. stimulating
  2. intensifying
  3. deepening
  4. enhancing
  5. heightening
  6. strengthening
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  • But at the time, the theory that providing children with stimulating activities would help them more than rote learning and academic drills was revolutionary.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For only the second time in at least a decade, top leaders last month made stimulating spending and domestic demand their top priority in 2025.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of stimulating
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  • Inflationary pressures are also likely intensifying, in part due to the recent depreciation of the ruble.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know While Winter Storm Blair and the polar vortex are not the same, they are expected to overlap, potentially intensifying and causing more extreme conditions, particularly ice and sleet.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of intensifying
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  • Many of their veterans are in deepening slumps at the wrong time.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Despairing of his father’s physical decline and deepening depression, Filip and his friend and co-director Fredrik Wikingsson (the pair are popular TV personalities in Sweden) conspire to get the old man out of the house and on the road – to France.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of deepening
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  • This might involve granting clearance to select staff, contracting with specialized cybersecurity firms, or enhancing internal information technology capabilities.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That said, Crocs’ management is utilizing its strong profit margins to repurchase shares and reduce debt, having repaid $248 million in debt and spent $326 million on buybacks in 2024 so far, enhancing shareholder value.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enhancing
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  • Two players, former best friends and lovers of Tashi, engage in a prolonged physical and mental duel during the film’s final act — a thrilling, non-contact battle heightening the tension and creating a captivating dance of power and desire.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
  • While many of these strikes were intercepted, Ukraine's largest energy company said that the attack had caused significant damage to its thermal power plants, heightening concerns about energy stability and endurance as winter approaches.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of heightening
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  • Begin by heavily investing in prevention, focusing on strengthening defenses through firewalls, encryption, access controls and employee training.
    Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Our focus will be on strengthening our economy and making life more affordable for families across the state.
    Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of strengthening
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