- present tense form of amplify (3rd person singular).
amplifies
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His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Workers see the headlines, hear about their friends. Crucially they hear about workers having incredibly hard times getting back into jobs, which amplifies the risk of being laid off,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“That we don’t value privacy, that we feel entitled to use others for our entertainment or our private gain, and technology amplifies that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
This doubling down on the funds amplifies potential investment returns but also increases risks for the insurers, Clearwater said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Each account amplifies the legend: the creature gets more impressive, more fantastic—and harder to believe.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
