Examples of steepen in a Sentence
The path steepened as we approached the summit.
A large glacier steepened the side of the mountain.
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Despite Roborock's 79% revenue surge, the company more than doubled its spending, largely on research and development, steepening the company's losses in the first half of the year.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Higher risk bonds would do well, and the Treasury yield curve would likely keep steepening in a modestly bullish fashion (Translation: All or most yields fall, but long-term ones fall much less than short-term ones).
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The curve is not currently inverted and has generally been steepening instead.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Higher risk bonds would do well, and the Treasury yield curve would likely keep steepening in a modestly bullish fashion (Translation: All or most yields fall, but long-term ones fall much less than short-term ones).
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The curve is not currently inverted and has generally been steepening instead.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for steepen
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“Steepen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steepen. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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