unmuffled

verb

past tense of unmuffle
as in increased

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  1. increased
  2. amplified
  3. enhanced
  4. heightened
  5. deepened
  6. stepped up
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  • Diagnoses of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate and behave, have increased roughly fivefold over the past couple of decades.
    — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Confusion reigns Wright asserted that the seven-day average of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz had increased to 9 million barrels per day.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • The researchers asked whether those fluctuations could instead be amplified and used to control superconductivity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But the past two years have amplified one of Dawson’s most valuable skills, one that is now paying huge dividends in replenishing the program’s talent at quarterback.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of amplified
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  • At West Ham, Fernandes enhanced his reputation as a player who can not only drive his team forward but also play a key role out of possession, defending on the front foot.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Vuong’s photographs are displayed rather conventionally on the gallery walls, but the viewing experience is enhanced by images of his that have been printed on cloth banners that hang in the center of the space.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • The plan is for vertical series that have heightened genre concepts and richer world building, while sticking to the snappy, emotionally intense and hook-led style of many current microdramas.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • At this moment, the kids from the childcare program are released into the sanctuary, their excitement at seeing their parents and hearing the shofar only heightened by whatever has made all of their mouths blue.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of heightened
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  • China, which appointed an ambassador to the Taliban government in December 2023, has deepened its economic ties, with Chinese companies becoming major players in Afghan oil, copper and lithium extraction.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Students and families said the shift has been especially severe in parts of the south, including Helmand and Kandahar, where families already placed a stronger emphasis on religious studies and Taliban rule has deepened that pressure.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deepened
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  • Fulton’s defense stepped up with Derra Reth getting the game’s first interception.
    — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In his absence, Van de Ven, whom De Zerbi has talked up as the best left-sided centre-back in Europe, stepped up and played the best and most consistent stretch of the season.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped up
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“Unmuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmuffled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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