augmenting

verb

present participle of augment
as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players

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Recent Examples of augmenting Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say Russia is augmenting its arsenal with North Korean ballistic missiles, further raising the threat. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The iROSA wings sit forward of the legacy solar arrays, augmenting their electricity generation rather than replacing it. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The effort focuses on augmenting the existing workforce instead of replacing skilled trades. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 The Heat, at the moment, will be augmenting Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in their opening lineup with Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell, as well as whatever their remaining cash under their hard cap can fetch. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 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 With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Ultimately humans make the final decisions on the grading, but AI plays a critical role augmenting those capabilities. — David Moin, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for augmenting
  1. increasing
  2. expanding
  3. accelerating
  4. boosting
Verb
  • The latest revelations about Welch come as the speaker on Wednesday made the rounds of several media outlets in an effort to shore up support for his leadership amid increasing scrutiny.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Medina Diaz ran on increasing public education funding, strengthening the school system, improving aging infrastructure and raising the state minimum wage to $16.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of increasing
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  • Both companies say that weight-loss pills are expanding the market, rather than being bought only by people who'd already used the more expensive injectables.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Aid workers say the outbreak continues to outpace response that's been expanding across the five provinces affected.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanding
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  • The same conundrum saw investors punish Alphabet and Tesla, but reward Microsoft and Amazon for accelerating revenue growth and posting blowout backlog numbers this quarter.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Reuters — Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Kash says they are packed with antioxidants such as polyphenols and flavonoids to neutralize free radicals that cause stress and inflammation and help with boosting your immune system overall.
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If North Korea and Russia continue to work closely on nuclear weapons, Japan and South Korea will use the North Korean threat to justify boosting their alliances with the United States.
    — ZHENG JIYONG, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of boosting

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