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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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as in mixture
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Recent Examples of compounding
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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
Over time, these compounding benefits create real advantage.
—Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The compounding effects of extreme weather events can also intensify wildfires, as seen in the recent tornado that struck the South and Midwest, which accelerated wildfire activity in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
—Karen Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump on Thursday also announced a 25% tariff on heavy trucks imported into the United States, a trade levy designed to level the playing field for America’s truck-making industry that has been hit relentlessly by the White House’s compounding tariffs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Power outages affected multiple areas for hours, compounding residents’ difficulties.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Personal industry ties aside, Harshbarger’s campaign receives significant funding from organizations and individuals with a financial interest in compounding being made easier.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The approvals have changed to only include Americans over the age of 65 or those with existing or compounding health conditions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2008, a fire in a neighboring apartment destroyed part of the Lams’ home, compounding the strain.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Each failure had a compounding effect, leaving policymakers with fewer and fewer good options, until there was none.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Every decision, whether in a Tokyo boardroom, a New York conference, or a London investor call, carries compounding consequences.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
If Huang is right, that relentless demand means AI won’t follow the boom-and-bust cycles of earlier technologies but will instead drive a compounding need, one that will also boost Nvidia.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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
Over time, these compounding benefits create real advantage.
—Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The compounding effects of extreme weather events can also intensify wildfires, as seen in the recent tornado that struck the South and Midwest, which accelerated wildfire activity in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
—Karen Collins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Tens of thousands of people have fallen ill with dengue, cholera, and other diseases after recent rains, compounding a series of crises in the country.
—semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump on Thursday also announced a 25% tariff on heavy trucks imported into the United States, a trade levy designed to level the playing field for America’s truck-making industry that has been hit relentlessly by the White House’s compounding tariffs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Power outages affected multiple areas for hours, compounding residents’ difficulties.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Personal industry ties aside, Harshbarger’s campaign receives significant funding from organizations and individuals with a financial interest in compounding being made easier.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The approvals have changed to only include Americans over the age of 65 or those with existing or compounding health conditions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2008, a fire in a neighboring apartment destroyed part of the Lams’ home, compounding the strain.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Each failure had a compounding effect, leaving policymakers with fewer and fewer good options, until there was none.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Every decision, whether in a Tokyo boardroom, a New York conference, or a London investor call, carries compounding consequences.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compounding
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The protocol sits on top of an open standard for connecting AI models to business systems—but focuses specifically on commerce and payments.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Officials also released an artist's reconstruction of the castle, featuring a stone tower and a causeway, or bridge, connecting two small islands.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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No other metal is said to be more effective than palladium for separating hydrogen from gas mixtures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stir your fruit and/or veggies around in the mixture to loosen up leftover dirt and impurities.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And with the rise of artificial intelligence, generative science is accelerating extraordinary solutions — from mapping geothermal resources underground to discovering novel methods of energy storage.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wells also added Capital One to the list, citing monthly credit and accelerating buybacks as catalysts.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Numerical simulations and a theoretical quantum model validated the experimental results, confirming that the two phonon modes were indeed in the ultrastrong coupling regime.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The track is a synthesis of where Swift is in her life, in a pop era threaded with happiness, family and the promise of forever.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Professor Hao Li, a leading expert in video synthesis, told CNBC that most AI systems today are still trained on linguistic data like books and internet text.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other southern Arizona wineries are expanding with new eateries and event spaces to attract more visitors.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Now, Meta is expanding those protections beyond Instagram.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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For adQuadrant, integrating AI branding tools significantly elevated creative output, by enabling quicker ad experimentation and empowering the team to consistently deliver impactful campaigns.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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It’s command structure also transcends traditional nation-state borders by integrating Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi commanders.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Compounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compounding. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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