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as in increases
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in rises
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplies
Back in Kevin Malone mode, Baumgartner multiplies many times over during a busy workday in a visual demonstration of the product that financial tech sponsor Ramp is selling.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Freedom time is no longer a luxury but a strategic advantage that multiplies the impact of every decision, grows enterprise value, and allows the CEO to lead with clarity and confidence.
—Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
For example, a website using 15 fonts at $10,000 each could face annual costs of $150,000, which is an expense that multiplies for brands with hundreds of URLs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by four if ticket purchasers paid $1 extra per game.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Freedom time is no longer a luxury but a strategic advantage that multiplies the impact of every decision, grows enterprise value, and allows the CEO to lead with clarity and confidence.
—Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
For example, a website using 15 fonts at $10,000 each could face annual costs of $150,000, which is an expense that multiplies for brands with hundreds of URLs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by four if ticket purchasers paid $1 extra per game.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplies
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Separate Offshoots The aloe plant propagates itself by growing offshoots, known as pups.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The translunar injection involves firing Orion's main engine, which increases the spacecraft's velocity to send it out of Earth orbit and toward the moon.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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With warmer weather heralding spring, the amount of outdoor activities significantly increases.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The new simulator reproduces galactic cosmic rays using ion accelerators, giving researchers a powerful tool to study radiation exposure in deep space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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The nuance and presence that the Nova Elite's carbon fiber reproduces across the full frequency range are noticeably better than those of the Nova Pro Wireless, which already sounds great.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Drone delivery expands across the Charlotte region The Queen City is no stranger to drone deliveries.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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What Happens Next Attention will now turn to labor negotiations, political response, and whether the transition timeline accelerates.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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When you’re fully submerged in the culture of your field’s epicenter, learning accelerates.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Advanced tier is perfect for mid-level and large companies, which further augments your accounting department with Excel data sync capabilities along with backup and restore functionality.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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That was expected to be the last remaining obstacle to the world's biggest sporting event arriving in this 20,000-person suburb tucked between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, that swells to three times its size for New England Patriots games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The noise of your life recedes and a surge of connectedness and gratitude swells inside of you.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Multiplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplies. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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