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But with veteran Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen on the roster, the Rams would more likely augment the position in the draft.

All the while, the stress is augmented by the fact that the man whose life has ended caused a pain that has rippled through generations.

Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.

Using the same logic, a McConnell-led Senate in 2017 augmented the rules further to allow a simple majority to break a filibuster on Supreme Court nominees.

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Blessedly, Season 3 makes room for glimpses into the locals’ lives beyond the hotel, augmenting the personal stakes for workers beyond the usual administrative staff whose prickliness co-stars in previous seasons.

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What are other ways to say augment?

Augment, a somewhat formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one’s income (by doing extra work). To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone’s salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one’s conceptions.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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