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as in increases
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in rises
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplies
Back in Kevin Malone mode, Baumgartner multiplies many times over during a busy workday in a visual demonstration of the product that financial tech sponsor Ramp is selling.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Freedom time is no longer a luxury but a strategic advantage that multiplies the impact of every decision, grows enterprise value, and allows the CEO to lead with clarity and confidence.
—Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
For example, a website using 15 fonts at $10,000 each could face annual costs of $150,000, which is an expense that multiplies for brands with hundreds of URLs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by four if ticket purchasers paid $1 extra per game.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.
—Ryan N. Hansen, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
Freedom time is no longer a luxury but a strategic advantage that multiplies the impact of every decision, grows enterprise value, and allows the CEO to lead with clarity and confidence.
—Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
For example, a website using 15 fonts at $10,000 each could face annual costs of $150,000, which is an expense that multiplies for brands with hundreds of URLs.
—William Jones, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by four if ticket purchasers paid $1 extra per game.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplies
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Separate Offshoots The aloe plant propagates itself by growing offshoots, known as pups.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Construction increases fire risk.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The ability to see farther and hit faster dramatically increases the information processing burden on military organizations.—
Jon R. Lindsay,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ghana’s gold regulators introduced a new sliding‑scale royalty rate that rises in line with bullion prices, despite opposition from China, the US, and mining executives.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The nuance and presence that the Nova Elite's carbon fiber reproduces across the full frequency range are noticeably better than those of the Nova Pro Wireless, which already sounds great.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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The installation reproduces local KGB archives on Stalin and facsimiles of historical artifacts of the 1960s placed around an AR reconstruction of Buddha in Nirvana, a forty-three-foot-long, 1,600-year-old clay statue of a reclining Buddha excavated in Tajikistan in the late ’60s.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Your perspective expands quickly as the nurturing Moon lights your 9th House of Exploration, inviting ideas that refresh stuck viewpoints.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Typically the planes have a crew of three, but this expands to a basic crew of five when used for medical purposes.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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For professionals who regularly build client decks, sales presentations, or classroom materials, PowerPresent reduces formatting time and accelerates slide production without requiring advanced design skills.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Trying to keep it in situ is your first port of call, making sure to wear a broad spectrum, high factor SPF every day–UV exposure accelerates collagen loss and can also exacerbate uneven texture more generally.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Advanced tier is perfect for mid-level and large companies, which further augments your accounting department with Excel data sync capabilities along with backup and restore functionality.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the sleek mansions lining much of California’s shoreline, this unassuming house has always felt like something out of a fisherman’s tale—shrouded in salt spray as swells crash against the rocks below.—
Jennifer Fernandez,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cocoa Beach is Florida’s ultimate surf-and-sand playground with six miles of golden sand, Atlantic swells for every skill level, and rocket launches visible on the horizon.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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