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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
This 10-pack of space-saving hangers multiplies your closet capacity by hanging multiple items vertically.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
For an extra $1, players can add Power Play, which multiplies non‑jackpot prizes by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X, depending on the drawing.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Trapped by a quarantine with no way out, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the threat multiplies by the second.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
This pays off even more when there’s traffic in front of him, which multiplies in the playoffs.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of fatal crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down — a crash at 20 mph, for example, is extremely unlikely to kill anyone involved, but the risk multiplies very quickly at all speeds over 20 mph.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
When government officials become sources of misinformation, the threat multiplies exponentially.
—Kar-Hai Chu, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Each new client multiplies complexity rather than compounding capability.
—Zixuan Zhang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
For an extra $1, players can add Power Play, which multiplies non‑jackpot prizes by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X, depending on the drawing.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Trapped by a quarantine with no way out, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the threat multiplies by the second.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
This pays off even more when there’s traffic in front of him, which multiplies in the playoffs.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The vast majority of fatal crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down — a crash at 20 mph, for example, is extremely unlikely to kill anyone involved, but the risk multiplies very quickly at all speeds over 20 mph.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
When government officials become sources of misinformation, the threat multiplies exponentially.
—Kar-Hai Chu, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Each new client multiplies complexity rather than compounding capability.
—Zixuan Zhang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplies
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What propagates through an agent graph is not just errors.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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African blue basil propagates readily from 4-6 inch shoot tip cuttings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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This increases your visibility to potential rescuers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Brain activity also increases during a stress response, making movements which are usually automatic less so, and perhaps even slower.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Qlaileh village as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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According to the sign on the set before the curtain rises, the population of Jerome, an actual former copper-mining town in central Arizona, has evaporated, giving it ghost status.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The test consisted of a 7-MW grid simulator that replicates disturbances and voltage ride-through events, and a 20-MW load simulator that reproduces real-world demand dynamics such as those created by an AI data center.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The film expands Haig’s play and includes additional characters and sequences, including the actual D-day invasion.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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After menopause, when estrogen levels fall sharply, the breakdown side accelerates and the building side can’t keep up.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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But even as investment accelerates, the assumption that skilled trades are insulated from AI is starting to shift.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Teams must understand that AI augments rather than replaces expertise.—
Hope Frank,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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That turns the chatbot from a substitute for care into something that augments the therapeutic alliance between you and your care team.—
Sudheesha Perera,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Summer has already kicked off with beefy surf up and down the coastline, with moderate southern hemisphere swells bringing waves in the 3-to 5-foot range at many spots the past week.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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The beach town swells with visitors in the summer, though surfers flock here any time of year for the classic surf break Plage de Lafitenia and big waves surf spot Belharra.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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