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magnified

  • past participle
    of magnify.
    magnify
    verb (used with object)
    to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
  • past tense form
    of magnify.
    magnify
    verb (used with object)
    to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.

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In essence, it is a tourism industry built around the feelings that have made things like roller coasters so popular for a century—but vastly magnified and in spectacular natural settings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The impact is magnified, he argues, because Inverclyde has a population of just 78,000, having fallen by a fifth in the past 50 years.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

For someone like Ariana Grande, who has millions of eyes on her at all times, the potential for harm is astronomically magnified.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Garrett’s influence could be magnified if Donald, a three-time defensive player of the year, ends a two-year retirement to pursue another Super Bowl ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

All of it was Lansing’s West Side or Roxbury’s South End magnified a thousand times.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey