amping (up)

present participle of amp (up)
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as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amping (up)
Verb
  • Pneumococcal vaccines work by stimulating an immune system response to pneumonia bacteria.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The mouse portion of the new research found that Covid mRNA vaccination appeared to make the immune system more attuned to recognizing tumors as a threat by stimulating dendritic cells, a type of white blood cell.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • The dispute highlights the deep mistrust and volatility defining relations between the two governments, with both sides reinforcing military deployments and intensifying rhetoric, raising fears of direct confrontation.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the war was at full tilt, Har-Melech’s minority settler faction had been able to exercise outsize influence over Netanyahu’s decision making, deepening Israel’s entanglement in Gaza.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Panama Canal at Center of US-China Tensions China has been deepening its ties with states in Central and South America and has developed important strategic relationships with Brazil, Venezuela and Peru.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Central Indiana Cycling, a bicycling advocacy organization, praised the HAWK signals and other design features like raised crosswalks for enhancing safety.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions, while therapies and rehabilitations can address specific concerns, like teaching cognitive techniques or enhancing social skills to interact with others.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Her personality evolves on her 13th birthday, heightening her witchy attributes.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Although regulation is heightening visibility needs, roughly a quarter (23 percent) of executives said regulatory uncertainty is holding them back.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The Sherman Phoenix board of directors has committed to strengthening leadership and accountability.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Office of Special Education is tasked with supporting and monitoring state compliance and strengthening special education services covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before stepping up to assistant chief, Hennie was the captain of the Central Business Section, which includes Downtown and Mount Adams.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With Netflix stepping up to the third-quarter earnings plate after the market close on Tuesday, Kpop characters Rumi, Mira and Zoey are expected to be MVPs.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Amping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amping%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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