1
as in reproducing
to bring forth offspring
rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity
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2
as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number
the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors
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as in rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
with each attempt the problems multiplied
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Recent Examples of multiplying
Dealerships are multiplying amidst promises of economic prosperity in a country where the vehicle fleet has become increasingly outdated due to the economic crisis.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Cleaning units Cleaning units are a measurement of the efficacy of a pressure washer and are a result of multiplying the PSI by the GPM.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
College degrees kept multiplying.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI have been multiplying every year, which proponents argue means that generative-AI products are on track to eventually become profitable.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Pricing continues to rise, and the paywalls keep multiplying.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The coffee shops are multiplying like chlamydia.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The View's revolving door of guest cohosts keeps multiplying — for better or worse — in Alyssa Farah Griffin's absence.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This prevents pests from multiplying in the same spot and keeps your yields higher, as the soil is allowed to replenish its nutrients.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Cleaning units Cleaning units are a measurement of the efficacy of a pressure washer and are a result of multiplying the PSI by the GPM.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
College degrees kept multiplying.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI have been multiplying every year, which proponents argue means that generative-AI products are on track to eventually become profitable.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Pricing continues to rise, and the paywalls keep multiplying.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
The coffee shops are multiplying like chlamydia.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The View's revolving door of guest cohosts keeps multiplying — for better or worse — in Alyssa Farah Griffin's absence.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This prevents pests from multiplying in the same spot and keeps your yields higher, as the soil is allowed to replenish its nutrients.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplying
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Five years later teams around the world are reproducing that approach at a fraction of the cost.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The toucans are building stable, reproducing populations within urban spaces — using city green areas as reliable sources of food and shelter.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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These organizations, striving to fill the information gap created by the state government’s increasing drift toward secrecy — can’t rely on taxpayers to pay their bills.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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These changes were to be achieved by increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables, decreasing the consumption of meat and eggs, and substituting nonfat milk for whole milk.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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After a faulty cooling system was left to disrepair, rising temperatures resulted in an explosion with the equivalent force of 70-100 tons of TNT.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Avoid propagating plants that are actively flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Southern Anoka County Assistance food shelf (SACA) is expanding to meet a growing need in Columbia Heights.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The store initially sold ice cream before expanding to chocolates in 1965.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The growing fleet is accelerating development by generating large-scale data for Helix, the company’s humanoid AI model, while enabling real-world deployment across research, commercial, and domestic use cases, according to a blog by Figure.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Polls show Americans are angry — and rightly so — at accelerating medical bills.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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During the Spanish Civil War, when reliable food sources for families and orphanages were scarce, farms in Asturias, Madrid and Valencia raised around 300 breeding female Spanish giant rabbits to help feed those in need.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Because if your yard is breeding mosquitoes, those fixes don’t stand a chance.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Supporters’ contributions help change students’ lives by relieving financial burdens, augmenting the resources that support student learning inside and outside the classroom, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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New general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has said that augmenting the trenches is a priority.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Multiplying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplying. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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