1
as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help
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2
as in to connect
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 compound
Alsing noted that technical capabilities can be learned, emphasizing that a skill that compounds over a career is being comfortable with not knowing and figuring it out anyway.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Price scaled from 2 to 40 lawyers by implementing comprehensive organizational systems, A-players, and data that compounds.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The country’s political turmoil has been compounded by corruption scandals that have implicated leaders across the political spectrum.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Green tea contains catechins, natural plant compounds with powerful antioxidant properties.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Price scaled from 2 to 40 lawyers by implementing comprehensive organizational systems, A-players, and data that compounds.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The country’s political turmoil has been compounded by corruption scandals that have implicated leaders across the political spectrum.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Green tea contains catechins, natural plant compounds with powerful antioxidant properties.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compound
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Since then, the damage has increased at an alarming rate, and many residents fear the end is near for the 53-year-old structure.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The recent strikes have increased the strain on the fragile truce between Washington and Tehran.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is not believed to be connected to prior incidents at or around the UCLA campus, Richard Mejia, director of emergency communications, said in a statement.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The company reviewed its safety protocols this week in response to the situation at GKN, which is not connected to Arkema.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Hufanga, who faced the Hill-Waddle tandem firsthand while playing for San Francisco back then, noted the duo’s ability to accelerate and decelerate to disguise in-breaking routes as deep routes and vice versa.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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The kingdom is also accelerating spending on defense — which has taken on an even greater importance because of the war with Iran — and investments tied to artificial intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure needed for Expo 2030 and the 2034 men’s soccer World Cup.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
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As of Day 3, Aniya Harvey is coupled up with KC Chandler; Beatriz Hatz is with Gabriel Vasconcelos; Bryce Dettloff is paired with Trinity Tatum; Kayda Bosse is with Zach Georgiou; and Melanie Moreno remains coupled with Sincere Rhea.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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After another day of connection-seeking, most of the couple stayed coupled.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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From there, more would have to balance the trade financially, as well as in terms of prospects that could either augment Milwaukee’s mix or be flipped otherwise.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Whatever the final cost, the program is clearly designed to build both new missile defense capabilities and to augment existing space infrastructure—creating exciting market opportunities for both traditional space primes and new market entrants.—
Michael P. Dempsey,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Our blood and muscles became integrated into the machines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But to me they were always integrated, the comedy and the drama and the emotion and the outrageousness of it.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Publix is set to open five new stores by early July, expanding its footprint in Florida and Kentucky as the grocery chain continues steady growth across the Southeast.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As part of the deal announced Monday, Amazon will work with Corning on a new program to expand a fiber-optic technician training program at Catawba Valley Community College based in Hickory.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In early November, Edie Harmon, who has documented border wall activity in the Jacumba Wilderness since 2020, learned that Marines were stringing wire in an area called Skull Valley.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Compound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compound. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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