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
Liquidating talent is a short-term accounting trick; augmenting talent is a long-term growth strategy.
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Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The queen consort’s moth brooch is designed with dark blue sapphires, augmenting her Anna Valentine dress, and diamonds.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Courtesy Deirdre Hall When reading women’s routine mammograms, radiologists are increasingly augmenting their eyes with artificial intelligence.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The offense and entire team were built around augmenting his greatness.
—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
Their ability to market such brands within these sources proves their brand message augmenting capability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The queen consort’s moth brooch is designed with dark blue sapphires, augmenting her Anna Valentine dress, and diamonds.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Courtesy Deirdre Hall When reading women’s routine mammograms, radiologists are increasingly augmenting their eyes with artificial intelligence.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The offense and entire team were built around augmenting his greatness.
—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
Their ability to market such brands within these sources proves their brand message augmenting capability.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmenting
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Many are pulling six-day work weeks with mandatory overtime, and increasing numbers have begun calling out as the financial strain and exhaustion mount.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The military is striking the boats at the same time the administration is applying increasing pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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The concept is expanding into practice in the state as a solution to regional food distribution challenges.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The suspect was accelerating and weaving to try to shake the officer off.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In addition to executing the oxygen facial, McLeod-Valentine delivered the earliest iteration of his now-signature facial massage, meant to lymphatically drain the face to emphasize a client’s facial structure while boosting skin radiance and hydration before a major red carpet appearance.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Chia Seed Pudding With Berries Make this rich in protein and extra creamy by combining 3 tablespoons of omega-3-boosting chia seeds with one-half cup of unsweetened soy milk, and one-fourth cup of plain Greek yogurt to get some probiotic benefits.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Augmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmenting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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