- present tense form of amplify (3rd person singular).
amplifies
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"The Earth-ionosphere cavity acts as a natural resonator that amplifies electromagnetic waves right around the mass range we wanted to probe."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
“This transaction enriches Victory Capital’s talent pool, gives us additional scale to invest even more in our overall platform, and amplifies our distribution depth and breadth,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Workers see the headlines, hear about their friends. Crucially they hear about workers having incredibly hard times getting back into jobs, which amplifies the risk of being laid off,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
He opens his mouth to say something, but at that moment, the muted thumping from inside amplifies when Zara steps out, and he doesn’t.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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