magnify
verb (used with object)
to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
is magnifying
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present progressiveof magnify (3rd person singular).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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Investors are abandoning French government bonds for quality in German Bunds, which is magnifying the spread of the two wider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Now she fears the rise of AI models is magnifying the damage on other young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The film is magnifying the superficiality of our culture.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024
"We can see so many transients in certain regions of this area because of a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, which is magnifying galaxies behind this cluster."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
The designer is magnifying the concept in his oversized installation for Loro Piana.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
