1
as in stimulates
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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2
as in intensifies
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amps (up)
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The viral beauty gadget stimulates collagen, boosts circulation, and leaves you with plump, youthful results.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Continuing to seek out mental and social challenges stimulates brain metabolism, neuroplasticity and vascular health, according to Efrati, who also serves as chair of the medical advisory board at Aviv Clinics, which operates in Florida and Tel Aviv.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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The Arctic competition intensifies as Russia boosts military presence and China declares itself a ‘near-Arctic state,’ making Greenland crucial for North American defense.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Two days later, Mars conjunct Pluto in your fourth house intensifies emotional undercurrents tied to family, home, or old survival patterns.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The region is transforming faster than any other area of the world as the climate crisis deepens, warming up around four times faster than the global average.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Plus, preparing the bread pudding in advance gives the ingredients more time to meld together, which deepens the overall flavor.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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This is because the Sun is lined up with Mercury at the very top of your chart, which enhances your ability to talk to (and impress) parents, bosses and authority figures.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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While the Pituffik Space Base already offers early warning coverage in the Arctic, broader access to the island enhances this coverage.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Venus moving into Aquarius heightens your magnetism.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
17 Jan. 2026
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The council will then decide which proposals, if any, advance to the ballot — a step critics say further heightens the need for transparency at the commission level.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Buonanotte now strengthens United’s options in the final third and allows Farke to pivot from his five-man defence where necessary.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Published on Wednesday in Nature and derived from deeper, more time-consuming JWST observations of a dozen LRDs that split their light into its constituent colors, or spectra, a new study strengthens the case that these objects are, in fact, gigantic, growing black holes.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Amps (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amps%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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