magnify
verb (used with object)
to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
are magnifying
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present progressiveof magnify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Advancements in AI and virtual production are magnifying those anxieties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
“So all these are connected and are magnifying each other,” Mr. Pesu said.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
But in Sweden, the structural problems rooted in its housing market are magnifying the effects.
From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2023
Even more than gasoline, high diesel prices are magnifying the costs of goods because the delivery cost has risen so much.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
SOCRATES: Yet the answer is easy, since all philosophers assert with one voice that mind is the king of heaven and earth—in reality they are magnifying themselves.
From Philebus by Benjamin Jowett
