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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 augmenting
What makes OutRival unique is its commitment to augmenting human capacity rather than cutting corners.
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Aj Thomas, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That product was built from the ground up around AI and was possible only because of AI, as opposed to augmenting an existing product with AI.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Their ability to market such brands within these sources proves their brand message augmenting capability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
These results suggest the wearable could play an important role in augmenting physical therapy for patients working to regain mobility.
—Mack Degeurin Aug 21, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Filming largely from David’s perspective, and augmenting the action with cultural politics, Lee seems fully in sympathy with the protagonist’s viewpoint.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
This employment growth occurs alongside increasing AI adoption, suggesting that AI is augmenting rather than replacing engineering capabilities in most cases.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
That said, the club didn’t pack it in, added high risk/high reward guys like Scherzer and Santander late in the winter, and likely upgraded their closer from Romano to Hoffman while augmenting their already solid defense with the (pricey) acquisition of Gimenez.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The troops will be augmenting Joint Task Force North, which is based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, and has been operating at the border for years with primarily National Guard troops.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
Aj Thomas, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That product was built from the ground up around AI and was possible only because of AI, as opposed to augmenting an existing product with AI.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Their ability to market such brands within these sources proves their brand message augmenting capability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
These results suggest the wearable could play an important role in augmenting physical therapy for patients working to regain mobility.
—Mack Degeurin Aug 21, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
Filming largely from David’s perspective, and augmenting the action with cultural politics, Lee seems fully in sympathy with the protagonist’s viewpoint.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
This employment growth occurs alongside increasing AI adoption, suggesting that AI is augmenting rather than replacing engineering capabilities in most cases.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
That said, the club didn’t pack it in, added high risk/high reward guys like Scherzer and Santander late in the winter, and likely upgraded their closer from Romano to Hoffman while augmenting their already solid defense with the (pricey) acquisition of Gimenez.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The troops will be augmenting Joint Task Force North, which is based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, and has been operating at the border for years with primarily National Guard troops.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmenting
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Now the Icon Class family is expanding, with three equally hefty sister ships.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An artisan pizzeria with South Beach roots is expanding across the state.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Access to these solutions will enable Komatsu to optimize safety and energy efficiency, while increasing overall productivity, accelerating product development, and enabling large-scale decarbonization.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Augmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmenting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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