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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in to rise
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiply
Typically, the itemized charitable deductions will reduce your tax bill by an amount equal to your top tax rate multiplied by your deductible cash donations.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
The World Health Organization reports that dengue numbers have not only multiplied dramatically in the last couple decades but the disease is now showing up in new places, including within Europe and North America.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 2025
Divide by 1,000 and then multiply again by the cost per kilowatt-hour on your electric bill.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
Rather than multiplying the existing pixels on screen, Google’s generative AI tools created new pixels to increase the definition and scale of the film.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
The World Health Organization reports that dengue numbers have not only multiplied dramatically in the last couple decades but the disease is now showing up in new places, including within Europe and North America.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 July 2025
Divide by 1,000 and then multiply again by the cost per kilowatt-hour on your electric bill.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
Rather than multiplying the existing pixels on screen, Google’s generative AI tools created new pixels to increase the definition and scale of the film.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiply
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The second season doesn’t attempt to immediately reproduce the dance scene, and thank heavens for that.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Drinking too much bubble tea may increase your risk of diabetes and obesity.—
Samantha Lauriello,
Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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FEMco is dedicated to creating opportunities for female artists to increase their visibility and reach via events, sponsorships and more.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The reduction came as rents in Chicago keep rising and after the state grappled with serious fiscal challenges when balancing its budget this year, issues exacerbated by a federal government focused on axing spending.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Expect creeks to rise and have more flow in the Coastal Range, Willapa Hills and Cascades.—
Zach Urness,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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An imbalance can cause brain cells to malfunction, losing their ability to manage ion concentrations across their membranes and propagate action potentials.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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Try your hand at propagating roses by taking cuttings.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the near term, Baxter said the brand will expand its lightweight and cooling platforms to increase penetration in southern climates.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Senate Bill 19, passed during the 2025 legislative session, expanded on a preexisting law that allowed parents to pull students from school for moral instruction one hour each week.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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One rotation devours another, and still the momentum accelerates.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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Leaders in this space are also looking to facilitate flight modifications via enhanced aerodynamics and real-time diagnostics—augmented by smart sensors.—
Robert Lane,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement When a crisis occurs, instead of setting up tent cities with food, education, healthcare, sanitation, and other necessary services, refugees are housed within existing communities, which have their infrastructure and facilities augmented by donor funding.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Wound infections typically come with fever, redness, pain, swelling, discharge and discoloration.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Losses over $100,000 swell 700% Losses among those older adults who lost at least $100,000 have swelled to $445 million in 2024 from $55 million in 2020, according to the FTC.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Multiply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiply. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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