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Synonyms & Antonyms for amplify
Synonyms
develop, dilate (on or upon), elaborate (on), enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out)
Antonyms
abbreviate, abridge, condense, shorten
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Far from being a problem, this contradiction is evidence of a certain integrity, a determination to use a young girl’s perspective to amplify rather than soft-pedal the horrors of war. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Indie Focus: Goals and achievement in ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’," 23 Aug. 2019 Harris’ campaign is relying on lawmakers backing her candidacy to amplify her message in their home districts. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Sanders, Harris set for showdown in delegate-rich California," 21 Aug. 2019 In recent weeks, Facebook and Twitter accounts that originated in China acted in a coordinated fashion to amplify messages and images that portrayed Hong Kong’s protesters as violent and extreme, the two social media companies said on Monday. — Kate Conger, New York Times, "Facebook and Twitter Say China Is Spreading Disinformation in Hong Kong," 20 Aug. 2019 If anything, technology appears to amplify humans’ moral weaknesses by coddling people with consumer comforts and echo chambers. — Kentaro Toyama, The Conversation, "Bring on the technology bans!," 19 Aug. 2019 In connection with this offering, Rebekah and Adam are dedicating additional resources to amplify the positive global impact of our organization. — Ellen Florian, Fortune, "“A Mess Any Way You Look at It”: 5 of the Weirdest Things in the WeWork IPO Filing," 15 Aug. 2019 The agency's past efforts to amplify the risks of smoking was successfully challenged by tobacco companies on free speech grounds, with cigarette makers arguing they shouldn't be forced to display grisly depictions of what might happen to smokers. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "FDA wants to put graphic warnings on cigarette packs," 15 Aug. 2019 Now a new preprint study suggests that far from being a bane, Earth’s atmosphere could become astronomy’s boon, serving to amplify starlight in ways that reduce the need for enormous (and enormously expensive) telescopes on the ground and in space. — Leila Sloman, Scientific American, "Earth Could Be a Lens for a Revolutionary Space Telescope," 14 Aug. 2019 If citizens were not permitted to use money to amplify their speech to take on the politically entrenched, the result would be disastrous for the American experiment in democracy: an ossified ruling class. — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, "Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amplify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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