as in increasing
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
The offense and entire team were built around augmenting his greatness.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Many allies are already increasing defense spending and augmenting their military capabilities, but this is only a start.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Pursuing further the idea of viewing AI as a collaborator rather than a competitor, a savvy therapist will realize that pairing up with AI is a useful means of augmenting their therapeutic practice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 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
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
Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Many allies are already increasing defense spending and augmenting their military capabilities, but this is only a start.
—Mariano-Florentino CuÉllar, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025
Pursuing further the idea of viewing AI as a collaborator rather than a competitor, a savvy therapist will realize that pairing up with AI is a useful means of augmenting their therapeutic practice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmenting
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Other southern Arizona wineries are expanding with new eateries and event spaces to attract more visitors.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Now, Meta is expanding those protections beyond Instagram.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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And with the rise of artificial intelligence, generative science is accelerating extraordinary solutions — from mapping geothermal resources underground to discovering novel methods of energy storage.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wells also added Capital One to the list, citing monthly credit and accelerating buybacks as catalysts.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pumpkin seed oil may have many health benefits, including boosting skin, hair, and heart health and managing menopause symptoms.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Musk himself has been known to repost unsubstantiated claims, boosting them to his hundreds of millions of followers.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Augmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmenting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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