as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players
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Recent Examples of augmented
This finding hints at the possibility that certain skills impact a worker’s ability to derive the most value from being augmented by GenAI, such as the ability to break a problem down into subcomponents.
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Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
This shift in attitude suggests that augmented workers, in all types of organizations, could see their professional identity strengthened—rather than undermined—by the appropriate use of GenAI.
—Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Why traditional and digital methods of traceability should be augmented by forensic testing that verifies a material’s origin.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Under current research protocols, patients often need to be monitored by multiple mental-health professionals during trips that last six hours or longer, which are sometimes augmented by additional psychotherapy sessions.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
This shift in attitude suggests that augmented workers, in all types of organizations, could see their professional identity strengthened—rather than undermined—by the appropriate use of GenAI.
—Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Why traditional and digital methods of traceability should be augmented by forensic testing that verifies a material’s origin.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Under current research protocols, patients often need to be monitored by multiple mental-health professionals during trips that last six hours or longer, which are sometimes augmented by additional psychotherapy sessions.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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From a small area of less than one square kilometer in 1986, the vegetation expanded to nearly 12 square kilometers in 2021.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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The company is pursuing accelerated approval for this candidate but reported delays due to manufacturing issues with the CELLECTRA 5PSP device.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Augmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmented. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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