as in to increase
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 augment
Here’s a recipe for a swanky turkey and sausage meatloaf augmented with tasty sidekicks and stuffed with an irresistible filling.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
The 4/4 portal is known to augment our lives for the better.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The company inked a deal with Lionsgate last September to augment the film and TV studio with Runway AI tools.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
The 4/4 portal is known to augment our lives for the better.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The company inked a deal with Lionsgate last September to augment the film and TV studio with Runway AI tools.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for augment
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read: The Last of Us and the power of video games One of the best things about the TV adaptation has been its ability to expand past the limits of the game’s storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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This topic has been brewing for a while, and was accelerated by the injury conversation.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Even then—before the rest of the world went AI-crazy—the CEO of Google DeepMind had a stark warning about the accelerating pace of AI progress.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Software developers will rely on the Switch 2 to boost their game sales, and analysts view the console as a bellwether for the video game industry.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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His mission is to democratize AI, ensuring that businesses of all sizes can leverage automation to enhance productivity and efficiency.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Augment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augment. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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