as in to beef (up)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swell (up)
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Accordingly, with no viable domestic production alternative, prices for end-users would increase.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Israel has also increased public funding for projects by Israeli filmmakers from West Bank settlements — the very enterprise that the film No Other Land criticizes as taking over Palestinian homes and land.—
Nuha Musleh,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Conrad called steel guitarist Justin Schipper in to augment the band the next day at The Smoakstack, a studio loaded with guitars — and ceramic figures — in Nashville’s Berry Hill neighborhood.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Possibilities include accelerating drug discovery, augmenting preclinical or clinical research, predicting potential product quality issues and optimizing testing protocols.—
Aman Wasan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the attack escalated, one of the crooks pulled out a scalpel and slashed both victims.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Address issues early to prevent them from escalating into bigger problems.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The threat landscape has transformed through intersecting trends: Emerging powers multiply our potential adversaries while advanced technologies enable untraceable attacks.—
Tim Eades,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In certain circumstances, players can also multiply non-jackpot prizes by using the Power Play option for an additional $1.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Medicaid serves those who cannot afford healthcare and medications to begin with, and such policies will have devastating consequences in amplifying health disparities among the most vulnerable.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The programming examined the region and the work done over the past decade, as well as looking ahead to amplifying regional perspectives with thought, foresight, and a focus issues related to funding.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
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Success in this new landscape depends on maintaining high-quality standards while effectively harnessing AI's capabilities to enhance and expand data resources.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The speaker’s proposal would expand eligibility to 100% of the State Median Income, or up to $128,000 for a family of the same size, a Council source said.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The coach inserts Ryan Davis, Alex Mangold, Eli Allen and Alex Sessoms.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump has been inserting himself into the sports world in the first months of his second term.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Swell (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swell%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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