proliferation

noun

Definition of proliferationnext
1
as in increase
something added (as by growth) a large proliferation in the number of electrical appliances was placing enormous demands upon the region's power supply

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2
as in accumulation
the act or process of becoming greater in number the proliferation of mistakes as both actors and crew became more and more tired

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  1. increase
  2. accumulation
  3. addition
  4. boost
  5. gain
  6. rise
Noun
  • The December Consumer Price Index report showed that the rate of increase for core prices slowed for the first time in five months.
    Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
  • A lot of the increase has been driven by women’s sports.
    Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • While the amount of snowfall expected varied from state to state, up to nine inches of accumulation was possible in Alaska's Municipality of Skagway and New York's Wayne and Cayuga counties, the NWS said.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To not have, earlier in our assigning process, decided to interrogate the fraught and fractured gender dynamics of wealth accumulation, of corporate influence, of power.
    Katie Drummond, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of accumulation
Noun
  • In addition to its functionality on floors, the device also converts into a handheld vacuum for furniture and upholstery.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty’s new launches, Rihanna seems incredibly focused on living a low key life, building her new family with boyfriend A$AP Rocky.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of addition
Noun
  • Headlines about Trump’s tariff plans also spooked investors, giving a boost to the dollar, which has an inverse relationship with bitcoin.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Myrie’s matching funds movement gives him a boost as the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary looms just six months away.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of boost
Noun
  • All defenders have to see the play similarly and move as one with what’s coming at them, and if one player takes a step out of their responsibility, that can be the difference between stopping a play and a medium-to-long gain.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This week’s gains can be tied to respective earnings reports released over recent days.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of gain
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  • The rise of generative AI demands access to a new generation of CPUs and GPUs for data scientists and AI engineers working on state-of-the-art models and solutions.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And then there has always been Altadena’s sense of freedom and creativity that gave rise to an artists’ enclave and The Bunny Museum.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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