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as in reproducing
to bring forth offspring
rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity
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as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplying
The Kremlin’s economic woes are multiplying with its years-long war, which has added to government debt and dampened business investment.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI have been multiplying every year, which proponents argue means that generative-AI products are on track to eventually become profitable.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Pricing continues to rise, and the paywalls keep multiplying.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The coffee shops are multiplying like chlamydia.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The View's revolving door of guest cohosts keeps multiplying — for better or worse — in Alyssa Farah Griffin's absence.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This prevents pests from multiplying in the same spot and keeps your yields higher, as the soil is allowed to replenish its nutrients.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Then, tack on your favorite of those many available add-on packages and components, and that price will start multiplying very quickly.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
Worse, the former is less likely to pay that ticket, which in turn means their becoming subject to multiplying hefty penalties.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI have been multiplying every year, which proponents argue means that generative-AI products are on track to eventually become profitable.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Pricing continues to rise, and the paywalls keep multiplying.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The coffee shops are multiplying like chlamydia.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The View's revolving door of guest cohosts keeps multiplying — for better or worse — in Alyssa Farah Griffin's absence.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This prevents pests from multiplying in the same spot and keeps your yields higher, as the soil is allowed to replenish its nutrients.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Then, tack on your favorite of those many available add-on packages and components, and that price will start multiplying very quickly.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
Worse, the former is less likely to pay that ticket, which in turn means their becoming subject to multiplying hefty penalties.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplying
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Despite religious and phenotypic differences, people around the western Mediterranean Sea have been interacting, trading, warring, migrating, and reproducing together for centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tensions are rising nationally as the military operation in Iran continues and ICE officers appear in airports.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Carr acknowledged the rising cost and sometimes inconvenient nature of sports streaming are frustrating fans, arguing the drawbacks ultimately outweigh the benefits.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are two simple methods for propagating ZZ plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Major insulin makers Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk also have moved to cut the cost of insulin, with different combinations of cutting list prices, capping out-of-pocket costs and expanding affordability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The golden arches is expanding its McValue offerings with an under $3 menu and a $4 breakfast meal deal starting on April 21.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Similarly to fossil fuel supply disruptions of the past, the Iran conflict is already accelerating interest in renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy independence.—
Brian Lee,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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These dynamics are accelerating structural change across the sector.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hop River Shepherds has been breeding Dutch and German Shepherds for over 25 years, with dozens of dogs successfully placed in sport, protection, service and active pet homes, according to Scott Beebe, owner and founder of the dog kennel.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scythia’s plants are its animals, and vice versa, blooming and breeding in alternate generations.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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New general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has said that augmenting the trenches is a priority.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is all about augmenting its oncology portfolio ahead of top-selling cancer drug Keytruda losing its patent protection in 2028.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Multiplying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplying. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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