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amplify

[am-pluh-fahy] / ˈæm pləˌfaɪ /


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"Actors drive all the performances, and we use these tools to amplify the sets and the scope of the shows," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

I also like to stuff my dates with cold chunks of butter, as they amplify the creaminess of the dates and deliciously melt in your mouth with each bite.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said the government was using the campaign to amplify its own travel advice for people to check the Foreign Office's warnings.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings atop soft soils — the kind that amplify shaking when an earthquake strikes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The magic horn had become so attuned to her emotions it could amplify her anger, love or grief and spew forth its bounty accordingly.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

"To understand whether thawing permafrost ultimately amplifies or dampens climate warming, we need to consider both the carbon released from ancient soils and the carbon consumed through rock weathering."

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

The careers most directly helped by AI are those where the technology amplifies expensive expertise, e.g., diagnostic medicine, engineering, scientific research.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Stirred into a mushroom stroganoff, it amplifies the fungi’s naturally meaty qualities.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

This "extensive spatial overlap" amplifies the chances of collisions, said the paper, presented by University of Pretoria whale unit lead researcher Els Vermeulen.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Bobby Ryan amplifies her point: “We’re not typical theater kids, and we don’t want to be typical theater kids.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

And then, on July 16, as the U.S. was expanding its bombing campaign, the vice president amplified the post by responding to it.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Those same dynamics await Anthropic and OpenAI, amplified by governance questions and valuations that demand extraordinary execution.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

While the amplified soundstage is now as huge as the Bowl, attention was increasingly drawn to individuals, heightened by video closeups.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Later, physicist Yakov Zel'dovich expanded on this concept, predicting that waves interacting with an object rotating fast enough could also gain energy and become amplified.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The light had been bright before, but now it only amplified the pounding behind my eyes.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

"Each of these areas of tension is likely to be manageable, but taken together, they risk amplifying one another and threatening financial stability," Maechler warned.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Socolow wrote that he was buoyed by BP’s interest and thought it offered “a way of amplifying Steve’s and my impact.”

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Consumers are more likely to believe deepfakes that reinforce existing beliefs, and calling out the deception often ends up amplifying the original content even more, researchers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Dessie Donnelly, from the Belfast-based technology group the Rabble Cooperative, said social media played a role in "amplifying disinformation, assisting, and organising" this week.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Gravity is opportunistic, amplifying even small condensations of matter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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