greatly magnify

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

To increase the effect, importance or severity of something to a large degree.

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  • The daring of his exploits had been greatly magnified by constant telling.
  • Small errors in the initial data can greatly magnify the final margin of error.
  • Social media has the power to greatly magnify even the most trivial news.
  • The ongoing crisis served to greatly magnify the existing tensions between the two nations.
  • Her anxiety was greatly magnified by the long, uncertain wait for the test results.
  • The lens of history can greatly magnify the perceived importance of minor events.
  • A lack of communication will only greatly magnify the problem over time.
  • New strategic investments are expected to greatly magnify the company's market presence.
  • His reputation for brilliance was greatly magnified by a series of fortunate events.
  • The absolute silence of the night greatly magnified the sound of approaching footsteps.