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as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help
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as in connecting
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 compounding
François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
According to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, only four states address all pillars of regulation, including the governance, prescriber credentials, dispensing practices, and compounding practices of these spas.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
To tap into the compounding effect of a team’s best player being its most positive leader.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But law also allows compounding when medicines are in shortage, and GLP-1 manufacturers had trouble meeting outsized demand for several years, opening up an entire market of off-brand, compounded GLP-1s.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Pilz said compounding pharmacies may also register as an outsourcing facility to produce larger batches of medication, and therefore, could assign expiration dates to drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Many retirees in the poll reported facing compounding challenges alongside financial strain, including health problems, disabilities and having to downgrade on housing.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
Removing this friction creates immediate compounding value where opportunities become the next big thing in the industry.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
And compounding that is the current retail backdrop, with luxury battling both inflationary concerns and fears of growing caution over consumer spending.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Role of obesity and alcohol Lifestyle factors are also compounding risk.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The local politicians like Mayor Wu who are staying mum are just compounding cronyism and degrading the livability of the neighborhood.
—Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Alongside Azure, Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365, the Store’s downtime is compounding users' frustrations and fueling speculation about what’s really going on.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
By limiting fragmentation, the tiles may help reduce the compounding risk of collisions associated with the Kessler Syndrome, in which debris-generating impacts accelerate the creation of additional debris.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Further compounding the crisis, worker unrest led to the closure of Pacific Jeans, one of Bangladesh’s largest denim producers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
As children get older, Brennan suggests teaching kids about compounding using 10, 10 and 10.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Norris was able to salvage second place on the grid, but Piastri was down in sixth – compounding matters on a disappointing day for the world championship leader.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
The emotional benefits of AI collaboration create a compounding advantage.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
According to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, only four states address all pillars of regulation, including the governance, prescriber credentials, dispensing practices, and compounding practices of these spas.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
To tap into the compounding effect of a team’s best player being its most positive leader.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But law also allows compounding when medicines are in shortage, and GLP-1 manufacturers had trouble meeting outsized demand for several years, opening up an entire market of off-brand, compounded GLP-1s.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Pilz said compounding pharmacies may also register as an outsourcing facility to produce larger batches of medication, and therefore, could assign expiration dates to drugs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Many retirees in the poll reported facing compounding challenges alongside financial strain, including health problems, disabilities and having to downgrade on housing.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
Removing this friction creates immediate compounding value where opportunities become the next big thing in the industry.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
And compounding that is the current retail backdrop, with luxury battling both inflationary concerns and fears of growing caution over consumer spending.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
The difference between compounding growth of 3% and 2% is monstrous in terms of dealing with this issue, so there’s a lot of discussion about running … real growth play.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Role of obesity and alcohol Lifestyle factors are also compounding risk.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The local politicians like Mayor Wu who are staying mum are just compounding cronyism and degrading the livability of the neighborhood.
—Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Alongside Azure, Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365, the Store’s downtime is compounding users' frustrations and fueling speculation about what’s really going on.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
By limiting fragmentation, the tiles may help reduce the compounding risk of collisions associated with the Kessler Syndrome, in which debris-generating impacts accelerate the creation of additional debris.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Further compounding the crisis, worker unrest led to the closure of Pacific Jeans, one of Bangladesh’s largest denim producers.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
As children get older, Brennan suggests teaching kids about compounding using 10, 10 and 10.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Norris was able to salvage second place on the grid, but Piastri was down in sixth – compounding matters on a disappointing day for the world championship leader.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compounding
Noun
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Coaching successfully in such conditions requires a mixture of humility and self-confidence, as well as a certain cunning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The mixture was especially stuck to the hair from his eyebrows, eyelashes and three-day-old stubble, making its removal a long and painful process that involved Lorne Michaels calling in a plastic surgeon pal.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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People are connecting through social media posts or grassroots efforts within communities to provide food assistance, and a brother-sister pair also launched a website that can link up people nationally.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Through quick, eco-friendly synthesis, CISA has the potential to create high-performance catalysts, sensors, and other functional materials in addition to lithium-ion batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Every incremental advance in writing technology will accelerate progress across the entire spectrum of life science, from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, and from materials science to planetary defense; DNA synthesis is, after all, the foundational tool for engineering biology and biomanufacturing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Breaking the cycle curse The team created the HAT-TP polymer by coupling hexaazatrinaphtylene (HAT-CN) and hexaaminotriptycene (THA-NH₂) into a 3D framework.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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The president’s unpopularity was part of the mix.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In 2025, Ohtani is likely to earn another MVP award, adding to his ever-expanding trophy cabinet.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Environmental advocates question the need for expanding fossil fuel resources a time when greenhouse gases from those fuels are worsening climate change.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Compounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compounding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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