enlarging

verb

Definition of enlargingnext
present participle of enlarge
1
as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

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2
as in expanding
to make greater in size, amount, or number with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

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3
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarging
  1. increasing
  2. expanding
  3. freeing
  4. rising
  5. augmenting
  6. releasing
  7. accelerating
  8. rescuing
Verb
  • County officials attributed increasing mosquito activity to warmer temperatures brought by climate change.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Syntec continues to focus on expanding its end markets and enhancing its production capacity to meet increasing demand.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • Authorities will also highlight companies that show signs of inactivity on the registry of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, and are considering expanding a digital platform that lets banks share information on customers who show potential financial crime concerns.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Now the ride-share giant is expanding its service to include day-trip safaris in Africa.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • These are areas where AI can make a real impact, handling data-heavy, repetitive processes in these professionals’ work, freeing them to focus on tasks that require human judgment.
    Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Agents can handle administrative tasks such as invoicing, payments, and contract management, freeing up freelancers to focus on their core competencies, and increase their billable rate.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of freeing
Verb
  • Bond yields have been rising in recent weeks following encouraging reports on inflation and the economy.
    Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Obesity rates in children and adolescents have been rising for decades.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of rising
Verb
  • At Cisco, Oliver says employees are coming to realize that AI works best at augmenting decision making.
    John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • On the other hand, generative AI is also a useful tool for augmenting (rather than automating) human BS.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • Researchers have been conducting studies by releasing juvenile salmon with tracking tags to follow their movement and determine where reintroducing fish would be successful.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After releasing a complex application and revising it several times, the California Department of Education finally announced awards in May 2024.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • The technology is also transforming medical imaging and has been helpful in accelerating the drug discovery process.
    Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The problem isn’t just that funds are being deployed in support of destructive practices, but that harmful finance is accelerating.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Chad Arnold is in charge of a team who has spent much of the last week rescuing people in the mountains of North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
    Michelle Boudin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Officials in Clearwater, further south along Florida’s Gulf Coast, also feared the worst after seeing overnight footage of first responders rescuing elderly locals in knee-deep flood water.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of rescuing
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enlarges (on or upon)

enlarging

enlarging (on or upon)

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