amplify

Example Sentences

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Social media’s explosion in the mid-aughts initially amplified these celebrities’ ubiquity until legions of their loyal TV viewers and pupils launched their own blogs and social media channels.

From Salon

She said Isaac "hears everything but in a very artificial way" - all sounds are amplified, and his brain needs to work harder to process what he should be paying attention to.

From BBC

"When you amplify those fears for content, clicks or laughs, you are not being bold or creative," she said.

From Barron's

Scientists advancing this theory argue that uneven Arctic warming across Europe and Asia can amplify large atmospheric waves, making it more likely for the polar vortex to wobble and spill south over North America.

From Barron's

Depending on conditions, it can function as a refrigerator, act as a heat engine, or amplify thermal transport.

From Science Daily