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Recent Examples of augmentation Nose jobs, breast augmentations, liposuction—plenty of plastic surgery procedures exist purely to enhance the human form. Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 June 2025 The use of biotechnology for conservation, whether for de-extinction or genetic augmentation of existing species, promises solutions to otherwise intractable problems. Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025 His practice performs procedures including breast augmentations, tummy tucks and different types of facelifts. Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 June 2025 Half under the muscle According to Dr. Berlet, Jenner most likely used a standard breast augmentation technique called a dual-plane placement. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for augmentation
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Noun
  • Aflac generated nearly $19 billion in revenue last year, which marked a 1.2% increase over the previous year, according to an earnings release.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 June 2025
  • Inflation in Japan highest in two years Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • And browse through multiple boosts for select markets.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Hartford Courant The additional $4 million, secured for the second year of the biennial 2026-27 budget, comes on top of a $5 million boost Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, pushed to include in the current biennium budget.
    Janhavi Munde, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • In terms of the absolute number of viewers that were added between a sixth and seventh broadcast, the 2016 Cavaliers-Warriors classic beat all comers with a net gain of 10.3 million viewers.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
  • The windfalls from name, image and licensing rights carry a slew of gains for athletes, including bolstering traditional labor objectives like collective bargaining.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Auckland City earned $3.58m USD for their participation in the tournament, in addition to a $1m bonus from FIFA for the draw against Boca.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • In addition to the traditional People’s Choice audience awards handed out by TIFF (including the most popular overall movie in the festival’s lineup being considered an instant awards season contender), Toronto this year will also hand out a first-ever International People’s Choice Award.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025

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“Augmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmentation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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