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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
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The earthquakes have compounded problems created by years of economic and political strife, particularly for the overwhelmed healthcare system.
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Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
That disposition compounded into the richest, most inventive society the world has ever seen.
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Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
The drain on time is compounded when existing cases are cited improperly.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
The report contends that recent federal policy has compounded those challenges.
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Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The challenge is compounded by Russia’s growing air defense dilemma.
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Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 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
Verb
Urban areas, which retain heat through solar energy absorbed by pavement, brick and concrete, compounded by the long daylight hours of June and July, may see overnight lows persist above 80 degrees.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The earthquakes have compounded problems created by years of economic and political strife, particularly for the overwhelmed healthcare system.
—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
That disposition compounded into the richest, most inventive society the world has ever seen.
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Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
The drain on time is compounded when existing cases are cited improperly.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
The report contends that recent federal policy has compounded those challenges.
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Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The challenge is compounded by Russia’s growing air defense dilemma.
—
Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 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
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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Two people believed to be connected to the stabbing were located and taken into custody.
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Hill later pleaded guilty to criminal charges connected to the case, though she has never been charged with jury tampering.
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Having mixed roots himself—his mother came from a Catholic background while his father was Protestant—Rembrandt was likely especially sensitive to sectarian conflict that was raging at the time.
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Attendees of the council meeting on Thursday night had a mixed reaction to the vote.
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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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