MULTIPLIED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

multiplied

verb

past tense of multiply

as in propagated

to bring forth offspring rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity

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as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors

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as in swelled

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number with each attempt the problems multiplied

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Recent Examples of multiplied Unfortunately, since the trial began, the misinformation has only multiplied. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 As digital channels multiplied, organizations needed people with deep expertise to manage them. — Sergio Alvarez, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Isolating each peak required constructing a very specific function that, when multiplied by the original fractal-like function, would pull out just the peak and be close to zero everywhere else. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 But the golden age of cable that dawned in the late 1990s and streaming’s early-2010s rise multiplied the number of titles platforms were pumping out. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 With few natural predators in Florida, the snakes have multiplied rapidly, preying on birds, mammals and reptiles and contributing to dramatic declines in several native wildlife populations. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 In Speciale Aperta form, that feeling is multiplied times one million. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 Villela’s fines for infractions such as weeds in her yard or a garbage can left on the curb multiplied. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Online Israel critics, whose numbers multiplied throughout 2026, humiliated Stevens. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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Social-media commentators have propagated conspiracy theories about the case, including a theory that Pat himself committed the killings.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Any trimmings that contain at least one leaf node can be propagated into new plants.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026

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Ada County has swelled by around 19% since 2020, adding close to 95,000 people, according to estimates from Compass Idaho.

— CJ Haddad,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
For example, in October of last year, the chip giant Nvidia swelled to become the first $5 trillion company on the mere possibility that some quantitative leap in AI’s abilities could emerge.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 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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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

Definition of accelerated

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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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