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amp

noun as in amplifier

Strong match

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This leverage can amp up bullish bets while markets are rising, but it can quickly sour during moments of turmoil, forcing investors to dump holdings to satisfy lenders.

While patients may not mind if doctors amp up the tests and use high-tech diagnostics, there’s a fine line between doing enough for patients and doing too much.

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He just needed to learn all about the sorts of wood used to make guitars, and to buy guitars and tubes and amps.

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“Sometimes, the amps are having a record year; sometimes, the stadiums are having a record year. And that’s always been the pattern here.”

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You can go crazy with string lights to create an enchanted tree in your backyard or adorn it with some creepy critters — snakes, bats, spiders…you name it — to amp up the scare factor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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