as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
most movies don't deal in reality but in a magnification of reality where everything is more intense
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Recent Examples of magnification
Key features: 10x magnification, 42mm objective lens diameter, high-quality BaK-4 prisms with anti-reflective coating, 6.2-degree angle of view, waterproof and fog-proof.
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Paul Brett, Space.com, 11 June 2025
The first number indicates the degree of magnification.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Affordable ones with a medium magnification can retail for $30-$70.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Uranus - The blue, green orb of Uranus can be spotted with a small telescope and good magnification under calm seeing conditions, said the observatory.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Feb. 2025
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Paul Brett, Space.com, 11 June 2025
The first number indicates the degree of magnification.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Affordable ones with a medium magnification can retail for $30-$70.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Uranus - The blue, green orb of Uranus can be spotted with a small telescope and good magnification under calm seeing conditions, said the observatory.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnification
Noun
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All of the lies and exaggerations have resulted in the Trump administration permanently labeling themselves as the presidency that promised a populist revolt against the evil elites and then canceled it.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
10 Aug. 2025
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The views from Nobu’s signature suites are described as cinematic and that’s no exaggeration.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rather than rely on simplistic caricature, Jude tells this story of Eastern European economic expansion, berserk nationalism, and the inability to create meaningful change with crushing relatability.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The new species was identified by its coloring, overall size, finger and toe shape, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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But this early in the fire season, the coloring serves as an inescapable reminder of greenhouse gas emissions and the mobility solutions that might reduce or at least slightly mitigate the future of radical weather crises.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Magnification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnification. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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