Definition of "magnifying" []

• Present participle of magnify. (verb)

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• "There is always a problem with all news media in magnifying what is actually happening at a given time and place."
• "If we heed the voices of the timid, the skeptic and those whose personal interest lies in magnifying unfavourable factors we can create a synthetic setback for Canada's growth."
• "Of course, the hostile and inspired propaganda which ignores or plays down the inhumanity of the terrorists exults in magnifying any severity to which our own soldiers, even in self-defence, may be compelled to resort."