compounded
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.
Claire, from Tynemouth, North Tyneside, spent part of her childhood in care and says the challenges she faced growing up were compounded by the deaths of her father and grandmother in consecutive years.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Over 25 years and 4,561 episodes, each of her small suggestions compounded into massive cultural shifts — significant transformation, from which there’s no going back.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Manning still has flashbacks — now, compounded by fear that the next evacuation could be complicated by heavy truck traffic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Sadly, the $2,000 payment the 82-year-old mother made to her neighbor for clearing her garage is symptomatic of a lapse in judgment about the basic concepts of money, value and reasonableness, compounded by emotion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
This is now compounded by panic, which is bad for the digestion.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing compounded
