amplifications

noun

plural of amplification
1
as in enhancements

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2
as in additions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplifications
  1. enhancements
  2. additions
  3. exaggerations
  4. modifications
  5. elaborations
  6. alterations
  7. adjustments
  8. deletions
Noun
  • He also was sentenced to 9 years in prison for tampering with evidence and 7 years in prison for firearm enhancements, all to be served consecutively.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Flynn was also sentenced to three years for each of the tampering with evidence charges, three years each for two separate firearm enhancements and another year for a third firearm enhancement.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhancements
Noun
  • The Rams' revamped defensive front will be shorthanded Sunday when Los Angeles faces the Philadelphia Eagles without its two most notable offseason additions.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Stock futures are flying after the September jobs report came in light on both payroll additions and wage growth.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of additions
Noun
  • Staffers for major political figures have puzzled over the content, and are growing concerned about the rise of a new wave of videos with errors, exaggerations, misleading comments, and a tone that can be downright weird.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Distracting from real issues These conspiracy theories are more than exaggerations for a broader audience.
    — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exaggerations
Noun
  • Those systems support modifications, upgrades and integration work around the aircraft’s mission architecture.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Adhesives can react differently depending on paint type, wall texture, humidity and how old the surface is, and some leases restrict modifications even when they’re designed to be removable.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of modifications
Noun
  • In ‘Air Ride’, the narrator’s—and apparent interlocutor’s—consistent silence emphasises the erratic nature of Sepp’s elaborations on beauty, music, frocks and landscape.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Far from settling the debate, Thursday’s elaborations are likely to only further stoke the controversy.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Definition of elaborations
Noun
  • The hotel continues to honor the building's textile history, offering guests an alterations service provided by the professionals at Santa Eulalia, the most prestigious tailors in Barcelona.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Now, after a year of evaluation and alterations to its location, U pick fields, methods of payment and schedule, the Knaus team has instituted a few new rules.
    — Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of alterations
Noun
  • Specific schools were evaluated based on building capacity, age and condition, future maintenance costs, transportation, location, potential boundary adjustments and school programs.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Freeman talked about a plan for day-to-day work this week, to make the adjustments in his swing to restore the production.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjustments
Noun
  • Each of us likely differs from it at millions of bases in our genome, and most of us probably carry some combinations of insertions, deletions, duplications, and flipped sequences.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Voters should be very wary of the myriad changes and deletions resulting from these charter proposals.
    — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of deletions
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