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as in exaggerated
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
there's no need to magnify the events of your trip in order to make it seem impressive
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
his newfound fame as an actor has finally magnified him in the eyes of his perennially doubting family
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as in enhanced
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
the movie's sound effects magnify every crash and boom in the action scenes
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as in praised
to proclaim the glory of
imposing cathedrals that were built to magnify the Lord and to inspire awe in worshippers
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Recent Examples of magnified
IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2022
Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
And these kinds of issues are magnified the closer the races are, especially with a president who has been quick to question election results.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Therefore some effects — particularly capital flight by the highest-net-worth households — would be magnified.
—Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Iran’s regime and its terrorism multipliers, Hamas and Hezbollah, have unintentionally magnified Israel’s security.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Today your generosity to others will be returned magnified.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
This effect gets magnified the farther away an object is.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2026
For my small business, that cost is magnified.
—Nick Payzant, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
This issue was recently magnified for us during a recent conversation with a small business owner who invested his life savings into a cookie shop.
—Paul Lopez, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The da Vinci system gives surgeons a magnified view and robotic hands that never shake, enabling very precise surgical maneuvers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2022
Verb
Doncic’s defensive lapses are magnified, especially with the team’s recent inconsistencies.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
And these kinds of issues are magnified the closer the races are, especially with a president who has been quick to question election results.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Therefore some effects — particularly capital flight by the highest-net-worth households — would be magnified.
—Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Iran’s regime and its terrorism multipliers, Hamas and Hezbollah, have unintentionally magnified Israel’s security.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Today your generosity to others will be returned magnified.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
This effect gets magnified the farther away an object is.
—Big Think, 25 Feb. 2026
For my small business, that cost is magnified.
—Nick Payzant, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
This issue was recently magnified for us during a recent conversation with a small business owner who invested his life savings into a cookie shop.
—Paul Lopez, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnified
Adjective
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In the enlarged vision of the classics slowly taking shape in the American academy, Yanxiao has found an intellectual foothold.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Maddix was born by emergency C-section with an enlarged heart that was causing a laundry list of other medical problems.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The intensified drought, linked to lower-than-average rainfall, has triggered widespread food insecurity, crop failures, livestock losses, food price increases and displacement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The team’s emergence coincides with a period of intensified controversy for Israel in international competition, marked by boycotts and sanctions tied to the humanitarian consequences of the war in Gaza.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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With not a lot of airtime to transition her protagonist from reasonable to out of touch with reality, Jonas relegated much of her character’s contemplative qualities to the asides and exaggerated her more base characteristics by adding in some reckless behavior.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some health experts have said that, while there has been evidence of fraud, the concerns have been exaggerated.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The time and attention to detail afforded it by Lord and Miller suggest that the directors are as susceptible as any of us to that amazement, elevated by the moving solemnity and celestial dimensions of Daniel Pemberton’s beautiful score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Energy producers in the Middle East are yet to resume production full-scale and shipping costs are likely to be elevated for a while.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The missile also features an A-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker and has enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the shower, cornflower blue tiles are enhanced with a rounded black lacquer rim, which echoes the same detailing found elsewhere in the house.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mandel, who sells media rights to many of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, praised the company for focusing on storytelling and turning the streaming service into the home for tennis.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Deb Banks, executive director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates also praised the move, saying that a complete closure during the pilot would be better than having streets closed to traffic only on certain days.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Once activated, the Fe-SMA bars aim to shrink back to their pre-stretched shape.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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It’s formulated with calcium to promote new cell growth, adenosine to fill in wrinkles, collagen to maintain your skin’s density and thickness, elastin to restore stretched skin, and Vitamin D for rejuvenation.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dodd is facing charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking, according to Oswego police.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Magnified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnified. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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