magnify
Example Sentences
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“What if there are words? Like, the name of the hotel? Do you think this library has a magnifying glass?”
From Literature
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He imagined if she had a magnifying glass, she’d peer at him through it.
From Literature
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Fire, which is this year’s element, tends to magnify the animal’s personality.
From Los Angeles Times
When you grow up and live in a place that’s famous for its quality of life and caring residents, every bit of unhappiness can feel all the more magnified.
From Salon
When she looked up, the magnifying glass enlarged her right eye, giving her the terrifying look of a cyclops.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.