- present participle of amplify.
amplifying
Example Sentences
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Increasing use by retail investors or ‘ants’ of leveraged products to gain fast exposure to market upside is amplifying market volatility on Korea’s rollercoaster exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The Financial Stability Board argued in November 2024 that AI is already amplifying correlated, herd-like market responses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Scientists say human-driven climate change is amplifying such extremes, with weather events like heatwaves, droughts and floods becoming more intense and frequent.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
While ChatGPT and other AI tools may be amplifying the problem of cheating, technology has facilitated student cheating for some time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Adjoining the den was a furnace room, which contained a tool-littered table piled with some of his other works-in- progress—an amplifying unit, an elderly wind-up Victrola that he was restoring to service.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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