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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
Market cap is the total dollar value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock and is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
That payoff helps explain why drop-in formats keep multiplying across cities.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
By multiplying the system's age by the repair cost, homeowners can get a rough idea of whether investing more money into an aging unit is worthwhile.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The program would provide up to $200,000 in matching funds for aldermanic races, multiplying a $25 contribution into $325.
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Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Why gut health is having a moment Podcasts about digestion are multiplying, including Butts and Guts, hosted by a Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon, and Take a Stool, run by a gut health supplement company.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The last step in the process is multiplying that consistency score by the pawedness number for all tests.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
But when playthings come in every size and shape, storage bins have a way of multiplying just as quickly.
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Vy Yang,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
That payoff helps explain why drop-in formats keep multiplying across cities.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
By multiplying the system's age by the repair cost, homeowners can get a rough idea of whether investing more money into an aging unit is worthwhile.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
The program would provide up to $200,000 in matching funds for aldermanic races, multiplying a $25 contribution into $325.
—
Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Why gut health is having a moment Podcasts about digestion are multiplying, including Butts and Guts, hosted by a Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon, and Take a Stool, run by a gut health supplement company.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The last step in the process is multiplying that consistency score by the pawedness number for all tests.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
But when playthings come in every size and shape, storage bins have a way of multiplying just as quickly.
—
Vy Yang,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplying
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Facing long odds, Sydney commits to leading without reproducing the toxicity she’s witnessed from Carmy.
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Weaving may be the world’s oldest way of reproducing information—and computing is poised to become its final one.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
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By Saturday the official death toll had climbed past 1,400, with thousands injured and tens of thousands reported missing—figures the authorities acknowledged were still rising.
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In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
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Ahead, experts share their go-to methods for propagating a lemon tree the right way.
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Your 12th House of Rest and Reflection opens wider as Jupiter arrives, expanding your inner world and asking for generous rest that renews focus.
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This diverse, global podcast journalism is vital for informing creators, advertisers, and the expanding audience, reflecting podcasting's evolving identity and widespread appeal.
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Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
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The right question to ask early on is whether the rate of experimentation and the surfacing of new use cases are accelerating month over month.
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Doing so will reduce the risk of mosquitoes breeding in the blooms.
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Services will range from individual wellness and sick-patient examinations to routine herd healthcare, breeding soundness exams, pregnancy examinations, on-farm consultations, lameness evaluations and certificates of veterinary inspection, A-State said.
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The technology is designed to act as a co-pilot, augmenting rather than replacing the training, professionalism and instinct of experienced emergency personnel.
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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