multiplying

verb

present participle of multiply
1
as in reproducing
to bring forth offspring rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity

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2
as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors

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3
as in rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number with each attempt the problems multiplied

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Recent Examples of multiplying The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Certificate lifespans are shrinking, machine identities are multiplying across cloud and AI systems and expectations around cryptographic governance are increasing. — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Thanks to the grays that keep multiplying by the year, my roots now demand a monthly refresh. — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026 With climate effects multiplying, many lofty net zero commitments have recently come back down to Earth with a bump. — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Of course, a yeast that can survive on Mars is … well, a yeast that can survive on Mars, which could actually risk contaminating the planet with hardy and fast-multiplying Earth microbes. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026 However, while French productions are internationally recognized, export barriers are multiplying, according to the report, including a global shift towards local preference. — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 The upgrades are getting bolder, the products marketed to renters are multiplying and the fine print on what actually protects your security deposit is not keeping pace. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 These factors, including varying breeds, make the old wives tale of multiplying a dog's age by seven inaccurate. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplying
  1. reproducing
  2. increasing
  3. rising
  4. propagating
  5. expanding
  6. accelerating
  7. breeding
  8. augmenting
Verb
  • Turning chemical signals into digital instructions Recreating smell presents a different challenge from reproducing images or sound.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The likelier explanation, Seth said, is that the models have absorbed a great deal of information about how humans describe and respond to pain and are reproducing it.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproducing
Verb
  • Beyond domestic challenges, CATL is also scrambling to build more plants in Europe to avoid running afoul of increasing EU protectionism.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While the disease remains more common among women over 50, diagnoses among younger women are increasing, prompting cancer specialists to encourage earlier conversations about individual risk.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This was in 2024 and 2025, when the AI craze was in full swing and Claude and ChatGPT adoption was rising.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The flow of the attacks was (1) finding targets, (2) gaining code execution, (3) establishing inference, and (4) propagating to new hosts.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What prevents an incorrect action from propagating into the physical process?
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of propagating
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  • The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some brands are expanding their use of advance material and capacity commitments, while delaying final decisions on color, SKU quantities or market allocation.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • Heading across the middle as Mahomes settled into the pocket, Worthy initially seemed to settle into the middle of the field before accelerating again toward the sideline.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Strong revenue growth, and accelerating demand for our clothes globally, tells us there is a genuine appetite for our British modern luxury proposition.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • But with people in charge, these animals will also likely be excluded from breeding and have less of a chance of passing their genes on.
    — Alida de Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The buck, tongue lolling, looked exhausted from chasing and breeding his doe.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of breeding
Verb
  • Then there's the long-standing fascination with augmenting human capabilities with electronics.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After principal photography wrapped, many months would be spent in post-production augmenting the voices to create the right tone and weave them into the overall soundscape.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of augmenting

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“Multiplying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplying. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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