amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
a
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
b
: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
2
a
: the particulars by which a statement is expanded
b
: an expanded statement
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The future of work is not a dystopian one of replacement, but a collaborative one of amplification.
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Founders benefit from exaggeration, corporations from efficiency, and the press from amplification, while the public is left to sort through noise.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
The proof shows black-box amplification has hit its ceiling.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Start with the fact that these guys have zero artificial amplification, and many of their selections—Shakedown Street, Help on the Way, Estimated Prophet and Terrapin Station, to name a few—rely, in their original forms, on pedal effects, reverb, electric keys and other conveniences of voltage.
—John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Founders benefit from exaggeration, corporations from efficiency, and the press from amplification, while the public is left to sort through noise.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
The proof shows black-box amplification has hit its ceiling.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Start with the fact that these guys have zero artificial amplification, and many of their selections—Shakedown Street, Help on the Way, Estimated Prophet and Terrapin Station, to name a few—rely, in their original forms, on pedal effects, reverb, electric keys and other conveniences of voltage.
—John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Amplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amplification. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
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amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
2
: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
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