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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in to rise
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiply
And while guests are asked to give just one hour of their time, Fiji is betting on the collective power of that time, multiplied by the million visitors to its shores.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The number of condos on the list in Florida and across the country has multiplied since Fannie Mae established more rigorous safety and financial requirements for its backing following the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The size next to the word cap refers to market capitalization, or shares of the company outstanding multiplied by the price of the shares.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The number of condos on the list in Florida and across the country has multiplied since Fannie Mae established more rigorous safety and financial requirements for its backing following the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The size next to the word cap refers to market capitalization, or shares of the company outstanding multiplied by the price of the shares.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiply
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This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Of those, 15 were meant to reproduce extinct dire wolf gene variants.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The European Union has unveiled an $840 billion plan to increase its defense spending, and the German parliament just passed historic constitutional amendments to take on unprecedented levels of debt to facilitate a massive defense investment.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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This initiative is driven by the goal of establishing a closed-loop raw material cycle and acknowledging the increasing significance of recycled materials in future battery production.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2025
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China’s tariffs would rise by one percentage point; the European Union’s would shift by even less.—
Ben Blatt,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The rising Murphy was coming off wins over Edson Barboza and Dan Ige in 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ars Video That model was based on how lithium ions propagate through a battery's electrodes, akin to how caffeine molecules dissolve from coffee grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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And Verification: Today, misinformation propagates at lightning speed.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, the league took concrete steps in that direction, expanding the number of international roster spots from five per team to seven.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now that the charter will expand the incoming council to nine members, if the bill is adopted, changing the line would require six council member votes.—
Luke Parker,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The blaze accelerated quickly because of the Molotov cocktails, Enterline said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The agency hopes the undertaking will accommodate population swells on Fort Worth’s western outskirts.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Before the pandemic, Jackson County Public Health had about 30 employees, but swelled to about 120 during the crisis.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Multiply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiply. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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