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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
Two local governments in California have voted to declare a local emergency over the invasive golden mussels that are rapidly multiplying and clogging water pipes.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Yet, the exit markets are frozen, zombie funds are multiplying, and deferred problems are compounding.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This framework uses household spending to approximate the size of an adequate nest egg, by multiplying its annual spending by 25.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Indeed, over the past several months, the Islamic Republic has responded to pressure not by simplifying its structure of authority, but by multiplying and obscuring the channels through which authority is exercised.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
Cancer patients are multiplying faster than oncologists, Laraki said, and costs, too, are exploding.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 6 May 2026
For shoppers trying to cut sugar without giving up fizz, the choices — and the marketing claims — are multiplying.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
The numbers wind up multiplying.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
The organic chaos that made this project work required something that existed in the physical world — commuters pulling over, Reddit threads multiplying, news crews showing up.
—Matti Yahav, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Yet, the exit markets are frozen, zombie funds are multiplying, and deferred problems are compounding.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This framework uses household spending to approximate the size of an adequate nest egg, by multiplying its annual spending by 25.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Indeed, over the past several months, the Islamic Republic has responded to pressure not by simplifying its structure of authority, but by multiplying and obscuring the channels through which authority is exercised.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026
Cancer patients are multiplying faster than oncologists, Laraki said, and costs, too, are exploding.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 6 May 2026
For shoppers trying to cut sugar without giving up fizz, the choices — and the marketing claims — are multiplying.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
The numbers wind up multiplying.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
The organic chaos that made this project work required something that existed in the physical world — commuters pulling over, Reddit threads multiplying, news crews showing up.
—Matti Yahav, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplying
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Young musicians frequently attempted to impress him by reproducing familiar Miles Davis styles.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The association said the releases are not a sustainable solution to prevent smallmouth bass from reproducing and threaten a critical fund used to operate, maintain and invest in hydropower and transmission facilities.—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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The pacemaker transformed cardiac medicine by dramatically increasing survival rates for patients with arrhythmias and heart block, becoming one of the most important life-saving medical technologies ever created.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Rain and storm chances are increasing in the afternoon.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The efforts highlight Son’s growing ambitions to secure data center bases in major locations across the globe as AI companies race to acquire sufficient computing power and meet rising demand for their services.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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On the other hand, when prices are high and rising, voters may not particularly care about things like Talarico's meat consumption, says Cliff Walker, who works at a Texas progressive strategy firm.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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Also known as asexual reproduction, propagating fruits and vegetables allows gardeners to bypass difficult seed germination.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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Not simply a catalog of assets, but an event-aware system capable of understanding relationships, propagating policy, detecting drift, tracing downstream impact, enforcing governance rules and providing runtime context to both humans and machines.—
Emma McGrattan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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That could result in a BLEVE, or boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, which would have caused widespread damage and released toxic material into the air.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Shutto, a luxury shuttle service, is expanding into Dallas ahead of the tournament.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Instead of retreating from global trade, many small and mid-sized companies are leaning in and even accelerating global expansion.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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As management teams navigate geopolitical turbulence, persistent inflation, and accelerating AI adoption, large companies are turning increasingly to partnerships with smaller firms — often through corporate venture arrangements.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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In 1985, a breeding population of the black-and-white Aedes albopictus mosquito hitched a ride on a Japanese tire shipment bound for Texas.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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By ignoring how selection pressures work, the fishing industry has ended up breeding its future generations primarily from smaller fish with less reproductive ability.—
Owen D. Jones,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Ultimately humans make the final decisions on the grading, but AI plays a critical role augmenting those capabilities.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Other instances often involve augmenting the reporting with additional sources, context, opinion, and facts, among other elements.—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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