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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
Across the fashion industry, circular strategies are multiplying — global SPAs are strengthening garment collection schemes, while European luxury houses are elevating biodiversity as a strategic pillar.
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Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
As the voices multiply, the installation also captures a sense of how the world has changed in the interval between the two works.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Now multiply 50 weeks times 21 years, which is approximately a thousand meals.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
To some, the positional requirement is the way to go and that the baseline should be starting line up multiplied by team size – essentially, the true definition of replacement.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Chizuru Muko, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
As the voices multiply, the installation also captures a sense of how the world has changed in the interval between the two works.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Now multiply 50 weeks times 21 years, which is approximately a thousand meals.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
To some, the positional requirement is the way to go and that the baseline should be starting line up multiplied by team size – essentially, the true definition of replacement.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiply
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These filaments have long been observed in real clusters like Perseus but never before reproduced in a simulation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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That, alongside Newcastle’s desire to spread the fee over multiple years (whereas Como were going to pay in one lump sum), led to Milan increasing their asking price.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee is not alone in seeking to implement or increase a wheel tax to raise local revenue.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bright nighttime skies are on the way in Michigan as the year's first full supermoon will rise in the sky Monday, astronomers say.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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In six of the past seven seasons, the number of Englishmen playing in major leagues on the continent has risen.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The idea propagated by Saturday Night Live skits and sitcom one-liners that Lilith Fair was a misandrist showcase for joyless, hormonal angst was totally alien to accounts of what being there actually felt like.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Plants can be divided every four years to maintain plant health, reduce clump size, and propagate new plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Educational Freedom Accounts program significantly expand state taxpayer funding of student tuition and other costs related to private schools and some home-school expenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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They’re plugged into networks that carry influence and can accelerate advancement in business and career.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once a scrappy research lab in San Francisco's Mission District, the company has since become more structured, enabling it to spin up cross-functional teams more quickly and accelerate the development and deployment cycles for products like Sora.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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As for glam and accessories, Jackson favored delicate rings, bracelet and dangle earrings in warm tones to augment her red dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, think about a core legacy ERP system that can then be augmented with point of sale data or supply-chain data that allows for different types of insights to be gleaned and operations to be managed in a more effective way.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Strays arrived at the Fox with a swelling profile driven by relentless road work and a fan base that spans country, rock and Americana.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The protests then swelled to wider calls to stamp out corruption, repression and rising crime under President Dina Boluarte’s rule.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Multiply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiply. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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