How to Use amplification in a Sentence

amplification

noun
  • The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet through a process known as Arctic amplification.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 22 June 2020
  • Mascara, the go-to product for easy lash amplification, can mean smudges and streaks for those without a ton of lid space.
    Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 9 Feb. 2021
  • That’s what leads to amplification of extremism and all the rest.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Jan. 2021
  • This process, known as Arctic amplification, has led to the region warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the globe since 1979.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2023
  • High amplification and power output can also cause the cone to move in a way that results in a tear.
    Kevin Luna, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • In some instances, researchers have found that the larger the language model, the worse the amplification of bias and toxic text.
    Khari Johnson, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But the amplification of one allegation of abuse is troubling to many of us who loved him.
    Matt McLeod, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Then a rocker filled the air, with enough amplification to be heard in Birmingham.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That would help keep the crowd small and the noise to a minimum, since the band wanted to play a true acoustic set with no amplification whatsoever.
    John Wenzel, The Know, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The amplification — good enough to begin with — has only gotten better over the past 11 months.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • The overall degree of access has kind of widened, but the question has shifted to amplification.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
  • One shred of optimism: since the phase-out, CFCs have been on the decline, so perhaps this Arctic amplification soon will be, too.
    Lynn Johnson, National Geographic, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Empathy is not a new topic for most in HR functions, and its amplification now should not need to cover a lot of fresh ground.
    Sanjiv Agarwal, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • YouTube’s efforts also had a knock-on effect: the amplification of Fox News.
    Jack Nicas, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • But what happens when that amplification feels like a joke?
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Without amplification, music from the band shell would carry only to the first few rows.
    Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • With enough amplification, the messages reach the nearby home or office where the key fob is located.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
  • They should be held accountable for that amplification, but that’s not enough.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The potential amplification of these shocks through abuse of AI ought to be enough to finally get lawmakers to act.
    David Evan Harris, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Aside from the overly quiet passages, Moya’s textures were well served by the Shell’s amplification.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The negative uproar made a loud statement about the lack of amplification of Black artists in country music.
    Njera Perkins, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • At Rady Shell concerts this year, the amplification has been erratic at times, but whoever ran the board on Friday did a great job.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • There were video projections in some scenes and amplification was used.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022
  • But a sizable group of other scientists have their doubts about the impact of climate change and Arctic amplification on the jet stream.
    Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • And then there is Reich’s love of aggressive amplification, which was modest and warm this time.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The true amplification concerns relate to what doesn’t trend because of what is trending.
    Whitney Phillips, Wired, 18 June 2021
  • The tube is used in the radio’s receiver stage, and an integrated circuit takes care of the amplification.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The Era 300 is fitted with a total of six speaker drivers, each powered by a discrete block of Class D amplification.
    Simon Lucas, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Districts need to demand transparency from vendors on what kind of data their models and tools were trained on and how the models will update based on what students might share — AI is an amplification for existing behaviors.
    Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This amplification drives Marantz Gravity drive units, each made with powerful neodymium magnets for accuracy, responsiveness and low levels of distortion.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

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