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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in to rise
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiply
With proper care, daffodil bulbs can multiply, ensuring many blooms come back year after year.
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Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
The Power Play multiplied those winnings to $250,000.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
By sharing rights, the Bond franchise has arrived at a very different type of storytelling, one that fragments the story and multiplies the James Bonds to be experienced across distinct media.
—Colin Burnett, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
This downturn comes as warning signs of an imminent recession continue to multiply.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
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Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
The Power Play multiplied those winnings to $250,000.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
By sharing rights, the Bond franchise has arrived at a very different type of storytelling, one that fragments the story and multiplies the James Bonds to be experienced across distinct media.
—Colin Burnett, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
This downturn comes as warning signs of an imminent recession continue to multiply.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiply
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher, Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Certain parlays have increased odds, giving customers the chance at more winnings.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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United, a club who had the gas cut off at Bank Street, so impoverished were they, now had a stadium to fit the increasing industry and prosperity of the area.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Bentley says that 210 grams of 18-karat rose gold is present throughout the Black Rose’s decadent cabin, including on the dashboard, steering wheel, and drive mode selector.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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The agency was originally assigned three research categories including the study of waters and fish, fishing, and propagating fish as food for the nation.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Errors propagate down this chain of events resulting in situations where the initial objectives of a work assignment may need to be modified.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Boasberg then scheduled the afternoon hearing on whether to expand his order to all people who could be targeted under Trump's declaration.—
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16 Mar. 2025
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The analyst believes that Costco has the opportunity to expand its warehouse footprint further.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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After the combination mixes and ignites in the combustion chamber, the resulting high-pressure gases produce thrust and eventually accelerate the rocket into the hypersonic realm.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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This flywheel is then accelerated even further since Austin is now home to some of the world’s leading investors, like Jim Breyer, the legendary VC who has been on the boards of Dell, Etsy, Facebook, Marvel, Spotify, Wal-Mart, and 21st Century Fox.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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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,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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The key is using AI to augment decision-making, not replace it.—
Zehra Soysal,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Protests unite Just after 6:30 pm, Clark’s crowd was swelling with a few dozen protesters from the Free Palestine rally.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, your body may recognize the hyaluronic acid in fillers as a foreign substance that also requires an immune response, leading to swelling, nodules or other inflammatory reactions.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Multiply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiply. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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