augmentation
noun
aug·men·ta·tion
ˌȯg-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-
1
a
: the act or process of augmenting something
b
: the state of being augmented
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augmentations to the benefits package over the years have resulted in a total of 12 paid holidays for employees
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Significant augmentation of air and ground resources are enroute.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
This highlights the critical importance of: • Data cleaning and augmentation to ensure high-quality training datasets.
—Dr. Tj Jiang, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Apart from the benefits of group augmentation, the study also suggests that within-group reciprocity may proliferate complex cooperative societies.
—Jay Kakade
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The Context The case centers on Boeing's failure to fully disclose the risks associated with the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), a flight control feature that played a central role in both crashes.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
This highlights the critical importance of: • Data cleaning and augmentation to ensure high-quality training datasets.
—Dr. Tj Jiang, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Apart from the benefits of group augmentation, the study also suggests that within-group reciprocity may proliferate complex cooperative societies.
—Jay Kakade
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The Context The case centers on Boeing's failure to fully disclose the risks associated with the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), a flight control feature that played a central role in both crashes.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for augmentation
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augmentation
noun
aug·men·ta·tion
ˌȯg-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-
1
: the act, action, or process of augmenting
2
: something that augments
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