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as in addition
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Recent Examples of amplification
Key Background Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration point to accelerated arctic warming, also called arctic amplification, as a contributor to more severe winter weather, like the record-cold Texas temperatures in February 2021 that led to at least 200 deaths.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
That intimacy is forged through technologies of amplification: powerful speakers, sequins and glitter, spotlights, backup dancers, a multiscreen jumbotron.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
The impact of this moment is heralded in a coup de cinéma that is a vast amplification of the story: a repetition of the breakfast-table encounter, seen, the second time around, from Turner’s point of view.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead, the best winemakers in the area shoot for precision, for crystalline definition, and for an amplification of harmony rather than an exaggeration of individual elements.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
That intimacy is forged through technologies of amplification: powerful speakers, sequins and glitter, spotlights, backup dancers, a multiscreen jumbotron.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
The impact of this moment is heralded in a coup de cinéma that is a vast amplification of the story: a repetition of the breakfast-table encounter, seen, the second time around, from Turner’s point of view.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead, the best winemakers in the area shoot for precision, for crystalline definition, and for an amplification of harmony rather than an exaggeration of individual elements.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplification
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In addition to her TV credits, Leakes is the founder of Ladies of Success, a circle formed for entrepreneurial women who are eating the fruits of their labor.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the Sunset Fire, crews are fighting to contain the rapidly spreading Palisades and Eaton fires, as well as the Hurst, Lidia and Woodley blazes.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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As high a magnification as possible may seem logical for looking at tiny objects in the night sky, but beware.Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Neither of these particularly needs high magnification.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The adjustments Serra touts were famously offered free for life in keeping with the founder’s marketing.Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Johns & Waters made the adjustment and cruised to a four game win (10),5,3,3.Todd Boss, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood is dark and full of enough monsters without our having to resort to exaggeration.Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Over the past year, there has been a notable increase in litigation and regulatory action relating to greenwashing, or the exaggeration of climate-friendly and other environmental actions by a company in marketing materials.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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By late 2015, the otherwise down-at-the-heels Quebec shipyard was awarded a contract for modification of the MV Asterix, an auxiliary replenishment vessel.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Focus on healthy lifestyle modifications rather than sudden drops in body weight.3 Prognosis and Life Expectancy The prognosis for people with biliary colic is generally good with appropriate treatment.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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Williamson downplayed how much extra attention he’s put into his hamstrings over the past few months, but the slight alterations in his routine were already showing Tuesday night.William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the next five years, the 102-year-old stadium is going to undergo some significant alterations intended to improve fan experience while retaining the venue’s National Historic Landmark status.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The swift deletion of these posts seemed to further indicate someone covering their tracks.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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In 2016, Eloise was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8.Emily Weaver, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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The initial estimate for the final quarter of 2024 suggests a further contraction of 0.1 percent, though this figure remains subject to revision as more detailed data for December becomes available.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the payroll gain for December, there were only modest net downward revisions of 8,000 jobs to the previous two payroll figures, with a 7,000 job revision higher in October but a 15,000 job revision lower for November.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Amplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplification. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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