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as in increases
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in rises
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplies
Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
The impact is calmer rooms, faster calls, fewer regrets and teams that adopt the protocol, which multiplies calm.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2025
There was also a Power Play multiplier of 4, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by four if ticket purchasers paid $1 extra per game.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Leverage multiplies your returns.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
Social media multiplies this effect, pushing us into echo chambers that reinforce a limited sense of self.
—Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
But when the creature’s caretaking rules are broken, the Mogwai multiplies into an array of destructive green killer monsters.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Each factor multiplies the options from element ratios to heat treatment and additives.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplies
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Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium, such as a gas, liquid or solid, by causing particles to oscillate and transmit energy through the material.—
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The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.—
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Red meat likely increases blood pressure due to byproducts from chemical reactions that happen in the liver and gut.—
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Being stuck in a state of fight-or-flight increases protective muscle tension, altering movement mechanics, limiting mobility, and increasing the likelihood of compensations that can lead to pain or injury.—
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At Sainte-Chapelle, the ticket rises to 22 euros for visitors from outside those countries, versus 16 euros for those within them, according to heritage officials.—
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Marital discord rises amid the chaos of the holidays.—
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EagleMania not just reproduces the music of the famous rock band with their five-part harmony and guitar work but captures their distinct sound.—
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So little is known about how the fish reproduces that no one has been able to successfully breed them in captivity.—
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The discussion comes as driverless robotaxi testing and deployment expands rapidly nationwide, with Austin as a major launching pad.—
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Cotie McMahon expands her range As her former program finds its footing without her, Cotie McMahon is showing a different part of her game than existed at Ohio State.—
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Adoption accelerates when employees feel ownership.—
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That visibility accelerates learning and increases the likelihood of detection and arrest.—
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
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Agreeing to a three-year contract with Tatsuya Imai augments a rotation bracing for the loss of Framber Valdez while leaving a footprint in a market this franchise rarely explores.—
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While the number of retirees swells, the pool of workers funding the social safety net — and caring for the aging population — is narrowing.—
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There's a sort of a natural world religiousness or spirituality or philosophy that swells around a lot of things and different characters.—
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“Multiplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplies. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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