Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

amplification

[am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌæm plə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Utah-based chain Swig — with some amplification from social media —helped make dirty soda a hit, as a story from Eater noted last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

"Iran has crafted a wartime propaganda strategy tailored for the age of AI slop and algorithmic amplification," Joseph Bodnar, a senior research manager at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It took the combination of shellac discs, electronic amplification and an automatic record-changer for National Automatic Music Company to manufacture the first 20-song multiplay machines in 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

It served as a breathing hole for Asmodeus, also as amplification to echo the dreaded name through the caves and tunnels as a warning to intruders.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




Vocabulary lists containing amplification


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "amplification" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com