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
  • Back in their home town of Memphis, the band half-heartedly worked up a few new songs and fought among themselves with increasing ferocity.
    Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 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
  • Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of augment
Verb
  • The escalating strikes are taking place during one of the coffee giant's busiest periods.
    Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Tuesday's strike that hit Louisville is part of five days of continually escalating strikes that began Dec. 20.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 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
  • Were Canada to be join as multiple states, its impact on the Senate would be multiplied, with two senators for each new state.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of multiply
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of amplify
Verb
  • That has meant raising capital, expanding their footprint, and even growing their budgets.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Nexo, a pioneer in connecting crypto wallets directly to cards, expanded its offerings with a dual-mode crypto card.
    Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of expand
Verb
  • Obviously, inserting you helps with the defensive end.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In Netanyahu’s case, because the prostate is not cancerous, Golan said doctors were likely performing an endoscopic surgery, carried out by inserting small instruments into a body cavity, rather than making surgical cuts in the abdomen to reach the prostate.
    Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of insert
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