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as in exaggerating
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 elevating
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 intensifying
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 praising
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 magnifying
This Lent is magnifying his apostasy like never before.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At which time someone in a Manhattan athletics department office pulled out their magnifying class and Tang’s contract, finding a way to get rid of the coach and not pay him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The Astros plan to open the season with a six-man rotation, magnifying the need for relievers who can pitch multiple innings.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Californian designer thought to continue amplifying his now global message by magnifying his show.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The space telescope's primary science goals include studying dark energy, mapping dark matter and discovering thousands of exoplanets via gravitational microlensing, in which a massive foreground object bends the light of a background star, temporarily magnifying it like a lens.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
If acceleration of consumption becomes the default, the industry risks magnifying its biggest environmental liabilities.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
That third eye — a magnifying loupe, it's called — doesn't leave his head.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Rest assured that this isn’t just another passing transit — on the contrary, this celestial synergy is magnifying joy while creating space for meaningful connections to enter our lives.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At which time someone in a Manhattan athletics department office pulled out their magnifying class and Tang’s contract, finding a way to get rid of the coach and not pay him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The Astros plan to open the season with a six-man rotation, magnifying the need for relievers who can pitch multiple innings.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Californian designer thought to continue amplifying his now global message by magnifying his show.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The space telescope's primary science goals include studying dark energy, mapping dark matter and discovering thousands of exoplanets via gravitational microlensing, in which a massive foreground object bends the light of a background star, temporarily magnifying it like a lens.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
If acceleration of consumption becomes the default, the industry risks magnifying its biggest environmental liabilities.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
That third eye — a magnifying loupe, it's called — doesn't leave his head.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Rest assured that this isn’t just another passing transit — on the contrary, this celestial synergy is magnifying joy while creating space for meaningful connections to enter our lives.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnifying
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Christopher Carnahan, a Los Angeles police officer who was accused of skydiving and working out while also collecting disability benefits by exaggerating an on-duty work injury, was charged with two counts of felony insurance fraud, prosecutors said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Historically, some doctors have dismissed these differences as women exaggerating their pain or being unable to tolerate the same discomfort as men.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hegseth apparently delighted in dispensing death and elevating and glorifying war.—
Casey Ryan Kelly,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The investment is a surprising move for Lee, who focuses his content on mom-and-pop restaurants, usually with an aim of elevating them to his audience.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Benoit Tessier | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as traders monitor intensifying operations in the Middle East.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The government is intensifying efforts to rein in a glut in production.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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These tips can help parents find the right approach to praising a child's efforts and accomplishments.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Iranian state television, after airing his speech, immediately went back to praising the country’s ongoing attacks across the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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There are hundreds of perennial and low-growing shrub groundcover plants, including short ornamental grasses that provide thick, dense cover, control erosion, and choke out weeds while enhancing the overall landscape.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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Turkey has been further enhancing its border defenses to be able to respond to a potential influx of people fleeing unrest after mass antigovernment protests in Iran were met by a brutal crackdown in January that left thousands dead.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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But ever since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged in 2010, the companies have been accused of promoting anticompetitive behaviors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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One Russian dancer posted a video of someone removing a Marty Supreme poster to reveal a poster promoting a performance of Swan Lake.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The song revolves slowly, casting loop against deepening loop, asking for the same careful quality of attention as William Basinski or Stars of the Lid.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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That’s a milestone definitely worth celebrating.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The bar’s electric atmosphere on West Sixth Street draws University of Texas students, Austin visitors and longtime patrons celebrating with friends.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Magnifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnifying. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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