amplify
verb (used with object)
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend.
had amplified
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past perfectof amplify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Steyer’s campaign hired an intelligence firm to look into the online surge favoring Becerra and found thousands of bot accounts had amplified Becerra on various social media platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
She had amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome, or AMPS—and he had a treatment that could cure her.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
He said the lack of protections had amplified the problems people face.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
Indeed, before Kid Rock had even posted the video, Fox News had amplified the purported controversy.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2023
The team had discovered the red chamber of the virus queen at the end of the earth, where the life form had amplified through mothers and their unborn children.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
