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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
Those same veteran-extension rules also make multiple players on every roster eligible, multiplying the decisions for each front office.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 7 July 2025
About 20 to 30 a year are killed in car accidents, and multiplying the number of trucks and vans moving in and out of the site could increase the risk of squashing even more.
—Alex Harris
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
These switchable cells, Young adds, are able to multiply themselves much more extensively than previous CAR T cells have in the past.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 6 July 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 7 July 2025
About 20 to 30 a year are killed in car accidents, and multiplying the number of trucks and vans moving in and out of the site could increase the risk of squashing even more.
—Alex Harris
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
These switchable cells, Young adds, are able to multiply themselves much more extensively than previous CAR T cells have in the past.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiply
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This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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These organisms can quickly reproduce, leading to dense blooms and surface scums, particularly in the shallow, warmer parts of the lake, according to the NPS.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles.—
Breana Noble,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Under such a scenario, production would rapidly increase as would dollars facilitating same.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Comparing unit prices at the grocery store, shopping the sale racks and collecting spare change are necessities for many Americans, who are coping with stagnant wages, rising prices and mounting bills.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Success for any one of the players, as well as the end-users, constitutes a rising tide for industrial autonomy.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Others say the mushrooms might have propagated from areas of commercial cultivation.—
Amber X. Chen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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The researchers simulated the way airport and military radar signals from New York’s JFK and London’s Heathrow and Gatwick propagate through space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Mari said the strike has now expanded to include Teamsters in California and Washington state, and that upwards of 4,000 union members are now in the midst of a work stoppage.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Teamsters union has also expanded picketing to several other locations, with many employees at those sites honoring the picket lines, the company said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Our graduates will now re-enter the market faster, prepared to hit the ground running and accelerate their careers.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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Starvation Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Choose solutions that augment human intelligence—leveraging AI, behavioral science and automation to unlock capacity, not just cut costs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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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,
13 July 2025
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Oral allergy symptoms include swelling and itching around your mouth, tongue, lips, throat and entire face.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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The nonprofit has deployed dozens of volunteers to Texas’ Hill Country, where more than 173 people remain missing and at least 120 have been confirmed dead after the Guadalupe River rapidly swelled beyond its banks on Friday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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“Multiply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiply. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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