amp (up)

verb

Definition of amp (up)next
1
as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism

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2
as in to intensify
to make markedly greater in measure or degree inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amp (up)
  1. stimulate
  2. intensify
  3. enhance
  4. deepen
  5. heighten
  6. strengthen
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  • Lower interest rates typically stimulate economic activity, drive up corporate profits and lift the value of forward-looking assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to reducing your chance of developing chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease, exercise stimulates the immune system.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of stimulate
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  • Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • However, with a level of demand that is surging at these rates comes intensifying environmental costs.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of intensify
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  • On the other hand, bright and vibrant colors work to enhance the natural undertones and can even have a brightening effect.
    Jessica Fields, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The 45,000 square-foot command post comes after the city set a $70 million budget to the precinct in 2018 to speed up response times and enhance the relationship between the community and police.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of enhance
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  • Many advocates for immigrants have long-standing concerns about ICE’s tactics, and those concerns are deepening with Trump’s return to office in January.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Carvajal’s season-ending injury deepened Madrid’s personnel woes (Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images) The prevailing view at the club now is not to make signings, as Carlo Ancelotti and his staff have long feared from talks with the board and information in the media.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of deepen
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  • Bitcoin’s limited supply and its emerging role as a digital store of value could heighten the urgency for nations to act quickly.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Characterization is heightened when a series is able to key in on clothing that makes sense for a cast.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of heighten
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  • The formula uses a strengthening complex featuring amino acids, arginine, and citric acid to revive damaged hair and prevent future breakage.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
  • An experience that helped strengthen their bond was going long distance.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of strengthen
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