1
as in propagated
to bring forth offspring
rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity
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2
as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in swelled
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplied
Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Those habeas petitions quickly multiplied.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Breathwork apps have multiplied in the last year, and the clinical evidence is finally catching up to the hype.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The result is more intense compute requirements multiplied by greater adoption, leading to an explosion in demand for chips, interconnect solutions between those chips, and the energy to power it all.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Reports of corruption in the military elite are frequent but have multiplied since the Ukraine invasion began.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Somewhere along the way, though, the problems multiplied, intensified and compounded to the point that the original sin faded into the background.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Six matches multiplied by 67,000 seats puts us at right around 400,000 tickets.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
In Phantom Combatants, Tontey transforms Karamoy from a singular historical figure into a mythic presence multiplied through a chorus of young troops, according to a press release.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Those habeas petitions quickly multiplied.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Breathwork apps have multiplied in the last year, and the clinical evidence is finally catching up to the hype.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The result is more intense compute requirements multiplied by greater adoption, leading to an explosion in demand for chips, interconnect solutions between those chips, and the energy to power it all.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Reports of corruption in the military elite are frequent but have multiplied since the Ukraine invasion began.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Somewhere along the way, though, the problems multiplied, intensified and compounded to the point that the original sin faded into the background.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Six matches multiplied by 67,000 seats puts us at right around 400,000 tickets.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
In Phantom Combatants, Tontey transforms Karamoy from a singular historical figure into a mythic presence multiplied through a chorus of young troops, according to a press release.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplied
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The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The scenic seaside town was once a hub for members of France’s high society who preferred something more laid back than the glitzy Cote d’Azur in the east, and a casual atmosphere still persists here, thanks in part to the surf culture that has propagated over the years.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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California alone spent $24 billion in 5 years fighting homelessness, yet the number of homeless increased.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Greek food has always been on the menu at Skippers, but the demand for it has increased over time.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Becerra has since won endorsements from influential labor groups and Latino state leaders, and his once anemic fundraising has swelled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The popularity of Dry January has swelled.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Each piece was molded and reproduced using carbon-fiber resin infusion, a process more commonly seen in aerospace manufacturing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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Efforts have picked up in recent years to limit ownership, including in Utah, where its Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that expanded previous foreign restrictions.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The Wild sold the Beer Twigs during the regular season, but the team has seen an uptick in sales since the games rose in importance.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Courts were backed up, the jail population rose once again, and absenteeism became rampant among corrections officers.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The intense recruitment drive has accelerated since January, reflecting the increasingly crucial role of drone warfare in the conflict, now into its fifth year.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Plans for how the offense, defense and special teams were going to look needed to be accelerated.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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That visual vocabulary has been extended to the second season, augmented by a new black Daredevil suit with a red double D emblem on the chest—straight out of the 2010 Shadowland comic storyline.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Most of what would be free cash flow among Amazon , Alphabet , Meta and Microsoft is now being handed to the hardware providers, augmented by some borrowing.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Multiplied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplied. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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