amplifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of amplify
1
as in expands
to express more fully and in greater detail after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances

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2
as in increases
to make greater in size, amount, or number the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors

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3
as in intensifies
to make markedly greater in measure or degree a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones

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Recent Examples of amplifies The result is heat that builds, amplifies and refuses to break, often setting records on the way. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 Working in the final year of his contract amplifies any of Brown’s successes and failures. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Share the mic so collaboration amplifies your vision today. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 When that foundation is weak, AI amplifies every gap, inconsistency and blind spot. — Mark Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 This amplifies light from the background source and has been used by the JWST team to great effect in the study of ancient galaxies. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 June 2026 The water amplifies the vibrations, helping stress and negative thoughts disappear. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Linen has always been one of my go-to fabrics for summer, especially living in Atlanta’s hot and humid climate, and this dress takes my love for the material and amplifies it. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Suggs, a respected voice in Atlanta journalism, will lead editorial strategy, storytelling and community engagement for UATL, overseeing coverage that amplifies the people, issues and cultural forces shaping Black life in metro Atlanta and beyond. — AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplifies
  1. expands
  2. increases
  3. intensifies
  4. develops
  5. accelerates
  6. enhances
  7. augments
  8. heightens
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  • The tax law also expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in shorter-term workforce training programs.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The temporary rule expands that list to 29 specific degree programs, including master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and doctor of nurse anesthesia practice.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of expands
Verb
  • During pregnancy, iron demand increases to support both the baby and placenta, while postpartum recovery can further lower ferritin due to blood loss.
    — Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
  • Beginning a section of rules with a short explanation about the rule’s purpose makes a more positive statement to the community, and hopefully increases community compliance and cooperation.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of intensifies
Verb
  • State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the bone marrow, according to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of develops
Verb
  • That’s especially important for farmers because nitrogen fertilizers serve as a key nutrient for crops that accelerates growth and enhances yields during harvest, Sumner added.
    — Chase Hunter, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Chinese equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has unveiled five new-energy technology achievements spanning construction, mining, and agricultural machinery, as the company accelerates its shift toward low-emission heavy equipment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of enhances
Verb
  • 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, 29 June 2026
  • The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of augments
Verb
  • So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Adult males go through musth, a periodic condition that heightens their aggression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of heightens

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