AERATED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aerated

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past tense of aerate

as in augmented

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Resource optimization asks leaders to determine where limited money, people, infrastructure, expertise, and time can produce greater value when augmented by AI.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
It’s been a banner year for Dean, who kicked it off by winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in February and it’s been augmented by her making history.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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And some 5,000 miles away, at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in the UK, there’s yet another version — this one elongated and olive-shaped, with its threads of color more spaced apart.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
In 1963, an umpire’s foul call on Willie McCovey’s towering ninth-inning fly ball elongated the game into a 16-inning marathon.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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While prolonged exposure to salt water has likely rendered the vehicle unusable on another flight, SpaceX has expressed interest in studying it to make improvements to future iterations.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
More Getty Images LeBron James has prolonged his longevity more than just by defying Father Time.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Since that time, calls for self-sufficiency in blood products have grown louder among industry stakeholders, academics, and political advisers – and efforts to address the plasma shortfalls have accelerated.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill accelerated the end of several clean-energy tax credits, including a $7,500 credit for buying an EV.

— Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

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Approximately 1,000 homes were threatened, and evacuations have expanded, according to an earlier update from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

— Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have expanded such routes to export their oil via ports in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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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

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Rebuilt in 1850, it was enlarged just a couple decades later for Sir Samuel Stephens Marling, who would go on to become the 1st Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
The Cleveland Clinic describes it as a condition where the heart is enlarged and has trouble pumping blood.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

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