amplifications

noun

plural of amplification
1
as in enhancements

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2
as in additions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplifications
  1. enhancements
  2. additions
  3. exaggerations
  4. modifications
  5. elaborations
  6. alterations
  7. adjustments
  8. deletions
Noun
  • Advocate adds career pathways and workforce support In addition to funding compensation and benefit enhancements, Advocate Health is expanding professional development pipelines and alternative entry points into healthcare careers.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Councilwoman Willis has been a tough negotiator, challenging us to work with the City of Dallas transportation department to identify and fund meaningful traffic enhancements.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of enhancements
Noun
  • The brand has undergone a turnaround effort in recent years and has completed remodels and menu additions since Williams joined in 2024.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Emily Hampshire, Brendan Morgan, David Tomlinson and Lauren Chan are among the new cast additions announced for Season 2.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of additions
Noun
  • To justify a top-down overhaul, some have levied sweeping attacks, rhetoric and clear exaggerations against the traditional system.
    — Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The students maintain that the conversations consisted largely of deliberately provocative jokes, internet memes and political exaggerations that were never intended as genuine threats.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerations
Noun
  • The company has also upgraded the sensor’s software without requiring hardware modifications.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Samus also discussed improving surrounding and local roadway networks along I-95, including signal improvements, additional turning lanes and intersection modifications to improve local mobility and safety.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • In ‘Air Ride’, the narrator’s—and apparent interlocutor’s—consistent silence emphasises the erratic nature of Sepp’s elaborations on beauty, music, frocks and landscape.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Far from settling the debate, Thursday’s elaborations are likely to only further stoke the controversy.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Definition of elaborations
Noun
  • The store has a tailor shop where customers can pay to have in-house alterations.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Weber has joined state Attorney General Rob Bonta in challenging local election changes in court, including Huntington Beach's voter ID law and Shasta County's Measure B, which proposed significant alterations to voting and ballot counting.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • Arizona resident Jay Pea, a former software engineer and the founder of the nonprofit Save Standard Time, also wants to put an end to the twice-annual clock adjustments.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But rather than the usual micro-adjustments, the platform’s announcement of Features — allowing creators to upload horizontal videos of up to 90 minutes — heralds a more radical shift.
    — Annie Corser, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of adjustments
Noun
  • And while authorities tried to quell protests against the voter revision deletions in October, Shah described those opposing the voter revision as protecting infiltrators.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The commission, the constitutional body responsible for overseeing elections, says the deletions include people who have died, moved, registered more than once, or could not be traced.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026
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