swell (up)

verb

Definition of swell (up)next
as in to beef (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swell (up)
  1. increase
  2. augment
  3. escalate
  4. multiply
  5. amplify
  6. expand
  7. insert
Verb
  • For an additional $1, players can add the Megaplier to potentially increase their winnings outside of the jackpot.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Faced with declining resources, staff burnout, and increasing disease outbreaks, the field is being pushed to innovate.
    Caitlin Rivers, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
Verb
  • Despite these differences, their visions converge on several points: the necessity of building systems that better understand and interact with the physical world, the importance of responsible AI development, and the transformative potential of AI to augment human capabilities.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And after that will come the impact, whether that’s lower costs, faster design processes and production, jobs that are no longer needed, human expertise that is augmented by technology or something else.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of augment
Verb
  • The situation escalated and the men assaulted Bissonnette both inside and outside of the restaurant, Scottsdale police confirmed.
    Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • As the frenzy escalates, though, security specialists note that there is no evidence of a threat or indication that the aerial vehicles people are seeing are anything unusual.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of escalate
Verb
  • As the key vectors rotate through a sequence of GPUs, they get multiplied by every query vector in turn.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amoxicillin targets and kills bacteria, preventing them from multiplying.
    T'Keyah Bazin, PharmD, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of multiply
Verb
  • The integration of generative AI marks a significant technological advancement that can dramatically amplify the power of digital twins.
    William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It is filled with bias and designed to amplify the 'China threat' narrative only to justify the U.S.'s desire to maintain military supremacy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of amplify
Verb
  • Plans are underway to expand the facility in Cancún and build partnerships with hospitals and research institutions across the globe.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Looking ahead to 2025, the BRF plans to expand its capital deployment with a focus on supporting climate lending programs.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of expand
Verb
  • The fibers were bundled up into a 2.5-millimeter-thick (0.1-inch) catheter, which was initially inserted into animal brain models of TBI.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
  • But instead of inserting a shell, heloudly snapped it back shut, with that sharp, signature ratcheting sound shotguns are famous for.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of insert
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“Swell (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swell%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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