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  • noun Plural form of augmentation.

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Examples

  • I assume the kind of augmentations that a biologically young child would need get pretty severe, hence the 3-year-old is a tricked out menace.

    EP099: Start the Clock 2007

  • In a crisis, their vacancies would be filled by "augmentations" from nearby militia units, at the expense of the reserves 'ability to mobilise at the rate they did in 1914 or 1939.

    National Defence: A Little Common Sense 2002

  • There were no silicone "augmentations" in those days.

    unknown title 2009

  • "When we replayed the first two games we noticed that the augmentations are the stars of the show.

    Jolt 2010

  • Dr. Ardelie took a sharp intake of breath as the cybernetic attachments were brought into place by automaton arms, as drills lowered into place over the areas where the augmentations were to be connected, as the body of the agent was once again torn open.

    NaNoWriMo: Faster, Stronger, Better « The Graveyard 2009

  • My own suspicion is that much of the cosmetic surgery, tummy tucks, male enhancements drugs and breast augmentations are the futile attempts by many to avoid the inevitable.

    Steve McSwain: Death, Taxes, Ego And Easter All Have Something In Common Steve McSwain 2011

  • That's not to say there aren't augmentations: their fourth album opens with an acoustic fakeout before a wall of noise swamps the listener; later, Sedatives could easily pass for a straight-up indie-rock song.

    Jesu: Ascension – review 2011

  • That's not to say there aren't augmentations: their fourth album opens with an acoustic fakeout before a wall of noise swamps the listener; later, Sedatives could easily pass for a straight-up indie-rock song.

    Jesu: Ascension – review 2011

  • His skin emitted a soft, glossy glow, accentuating the numerous augmentations he had undergone.

    A Good Place for Graves « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • The rich, whether nations or individuals, will inevitably gain access to many augmentations before anyone else.

    Get Smarter 2009

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