supersizing

verb

present participle of supersize
as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund

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Recent Examples of supersizing Although a few smaller red states have moved to give the GOP an edge, Virginia would effectively cancel out those gains by supersizing the current 6-5 Democratic edge. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026 Dakota Johnson is supersizing her ‘70s boho style just in time for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026 Spiders scare off predators by seemingly supersizing themselves What’s scarier than a spider? — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026 And despite attempts to get with the times, like supersizing the burgers, Royal Castle stuck with tradition. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025 Stefanski suggests choosing a single-serving item, like a frozen yogurt pop, instead of haphazardly scooping from a carton or supersizing your swirl at the fro-yo shop. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersizing
  1. increasing
  2. expanding
  3. accelerating
  4. augmenting
  5. boosting
  6. multiplying
Verb
  • Too fearful of discrimination to go to hospitals for antiretroviral drugs, many transgender people have stopped taking them — significantly increasing their risk of transmission.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • OpenAI disclosed the incident in a blog post on Tuesday, a stunning announcement that is certain to set off alarm bells across the industry about the increasing power of AI models and the risk of them going rogue.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • The stores may keep expanding, franchisees may continue earning attractive returns, and debt may come down faster than expected.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The adviser told me that, even without drastically expanding the budget or upending the financial markets, Burnham could borrow a bit more to finance public-infrastructure investments and channel money to depressed regions.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • Surging tensions across the Middle East strangled shipping traffic, driving energy prices higher and raising the specter of accelerating inflation worldwide.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • There is plenty of performance available, particularly when accelerating from 30 to 70mph.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The greatest value of AI lies not in replacing people but in augmenting their capabilities.
    — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The real value of AI lies in augmenting the capacity of intellectually curious people with specialized training, sound judgment, and genuine human empathy.
    — Wayne Berson, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • By artificially boosting the number on the sensor, this person won about $20,000.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • But lest anyone consider this bringing political commentary into music, Cain preemptively insisted that, in boosting his brand of patriotism, this didn’t count.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of boosting
Verb
  • And there was Erling Haaland living his best Norwegian life, terrifying on the pitch and absurd off it, multiplying his stardom with a flamboyance and humor that didn’t detract from his serious talent.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The trouble was, the arrows kept multiplying—appearing from nowhere, whizzing in every direction—and even Larry couldn’t seem to contain them.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of multiplying

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