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to make greater in size, amount, or number
we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help
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to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the German language's propensity for compounding words
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Recent Examples of compounded
Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Climate change and associated recent heat waves and droughts compounded the challenges faced by the tree, wrote the society.
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Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Those concerns are compounded by her new human, Bonnie (Scarlet Spears), casting her and her fellow toys aside to play with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tech device that’s completely captured her attention.
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Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
The chaos has compounded existing difficulties for poorer or developing economies, many of which were already wracked by public-debt crises that deepened in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
For women of color, those challenges are often compounded by stereotypes that remain embedded in the broader culture.
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Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
For a school like Georgia, which has consistently stacked elite talent like cordwood in the Kirby Smart era, those are compounded.
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Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
For Northeast buyers, those forces have compounded.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The war without has since compounded Iran’s war within, in ways that the world has hardly reckoned with.
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Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Verb
The challenge is compounded by Russia’s growing air defense dilemma.
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Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Climate change and associated recent heat waves and droughts compounded the challenges faced by the tree, wrote the society.
—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Those concerns are compounded by her new human, Bonnie (Scarlet Spears), casting her and her fellow toys aside to play with Lilypad (Greta Lee), a tech device that’s completely captured her attention.
—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
The chaos has compounded existing difficulties for poorer or developing economies, many of which were already wracked by public-debt crises that deepened in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.
—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
For women of color, those challenges are often compounded by stereotypes that remain embedded in the broader culture.
—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
For a school like Georgia, which has consistently stacked elite talent like cordwood in the Kirby Smart era, those are compounded.
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Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
For Northeast buyers, those forces have compounded.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The war without has since compounded Iran’s war within, in ways that the world has hardly reckoned with.
—
Laura Secor,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compounded
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Ulseth said the city likely will have to adjust its combined sewer operations as drought and extreme rain — both exacerbated by climate change — are expected to continue.
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The combined market value of just five companies—Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon—exceeds $20 trillion, more than the combined GDP of Europe’s five largest economies.
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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Meanwhile, a decline in sudden infant death syndrome could be connected to an increase in education about safe sleeping for infants, Warren said in a statement.
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Anthony Harvey, founder and leader of Da Truth Band, returned from Los Angeles to perform as part of a reunion featuring artists who have been connected to the group throughout its history.
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Many with mixed backgrounds switched allegiances when turning senior, following their heart – or their ambition.
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For many Haitian fans, there were mixed emotions in a country that has long had a soft spot for Brazil’s soccer team.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.
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If dark matter is coupled to dark energy, dark matter particles could interact with one another through a new, long-range force that is separate from gravity.
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America coupled Caleb up with Kenzie, Jen with Gabriel, and Sol with Sincere.
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Through initiatives such as the UN Global Compact CFO Coalition for the SDGs, companies, governments, development finance institutions and investors are increasingly working together to move blended finance from fragmented, bespoke transactions toward more practical, scalable models.
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There are also more blended beverages hitting the menu starting July 14, including new Blended Energy Refreshers -- featuring Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade and Mango Strawberry Lemonade flavors -- as well as a Blended Pink Energy Drink.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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