augmenting

present participle of augment

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Recent Examples of augmenting Dana Williams, American High School The highest-performing students are augmenting their brainpower with AI. Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 North Korea has also become an industrious manufacturer of war drones, augmenting Moscow’s capacity to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles that have defined the conflict. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say Russia is augmenting its arsenal with North Korean ballistic missiles, further raising the threat. Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The iROSA wings sit forward of the legacy solar arrays, augmenting their electricity generation rather than replacing it. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The effort focuses on augmenting the existing workforce instead of replacing skilled trades. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 The Heat, at the moment, will be augmenting Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in their opening lineup with Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell, as well as whatever their remaining cash under their hard cap can fetch. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 The real value of AI lies in augmenting the capacity of intellectually curious people with specialized training, sound judgment, and genuine human empathy. Wayne Berson, Fortune, 30 June 2026 With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high. Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmenting
Verb
  • While increasing volumes of the oil are finding routes out of the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, keeping energy prices elevated and pushing up global inflation.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Alternatively, perhaps Arsenal’s actions are driven by an increasing pressure to sell.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Summary Hugging Face's latest report highlights a rapidly expanding community distribution layer for open models, converting raw weights into runnable formats like GGUF.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Arkansas Baptist College, a private, historically Black college located several blocks east of Little Rock's Central High School, is expanding its student housing with the acquisition of a La Quinta Inn in downtown Little Rock.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • About one minute after takeoff, the Learjet 55 turned to the left and started a violent dive, descending at nearly 10,000 feet per minute while accelerating to more than 275 MPH, according to information collected by investigators.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Adoption is accelerating as the proverbial wheels are falling off the bus.
    Jason Sabin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Democrats are eagerly boosting Peltola, who has won a statewide race before -- elected to represent Alaska’s at-large congressional district in 2022.
    Emily Chang, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The case was brought in 2023 by a group of 29 state attorneys general who allege that Meta intentionally designed its platforms to get young people addicted, boosting its business and harming mental health of children and teens in their states.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Augmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augmenting. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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