as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players
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Recent Examples of augmented
There will be employees who find their jobs taken away, replaced, or augmented by AI.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The rye’s intrinsic black pepper, vanilla, oak, and maple notes shine through, but these are all augmented (and not overtaken) by the flavors from the finishing casks, making this a thoroughly engaging sipper.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla augmented her monochrome attire with sheer black tights and a pair of Eliot Zed black suede pumps with a leather toe cap.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Ahead of Live God’s release, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — augmented by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass for this tour — have shared the first single, a rapturous rendition of Wild God’s title track recorded at a Paris concert.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The rye’s intrinsic black pepper, vanilla, oak, and maple notes shine through, but these are all augmented (and not overtaken) by the flavors from the finishing casks, making this a thoroughly engaging sipper.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Queen Camilla augmented her monochrome attire with sheer black tights and a pair of Eliot Zed black suede pumps with a leather toe cap.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Ahead of Live God’s release, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — augmented by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass for this tour — have shared the first single, a rapturous rendition of Wild God’s title track recorded at a Paris concert.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmented
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The number of homebuyers taking out VA loans also increased in August, rising 3 percent year-over-year nationwide—bucking the trend observed for conventional loans, which declined 9 percent year-over-year in the same month.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area increased to 80% by 2018, according to state media, after numerous buildings and city walls were restored, and 135 temporary structures inside the compound were torn down.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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One Beijing site, which expanded by nearly 50% since 2020, is involved in the production of the vaunted DF-26 medium-range ballistic missile, according to the China Aerospace Studies Institute.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Butterfly World expanded to include two aviaries for tropical birds and an interactive lorikeet encounter area.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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To address these gaps, the researchers recommend accelerated stability testing based on International Electrotechnical Commission standards.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Clockwork manicure was not as comprehensive as what 10Beauty looks to deliver, though absorbing the company’s data has accelerated 10Beauty’s own device and helped the company better understand what will and won’t work in autonomous services.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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This year, organizers had an onsite medical staff boosted by a nursing station sponsored by Cheer Home Care.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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For the air traffic controllers at work, deliveries of food and coffee from flight attendants and a pilot association boosted morale this week.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Augmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmented. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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