as in to intensify
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
this book really deepens our knowledge of how the brain works
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Recent Examples of deepen
The aim is to connect students with real-world culinary perspectives and deepen their confidence and creativity in the kitchen.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
But experts say that autonomy also deepens reliance on orbital systems that must operate safely in an increasingly crowded and contested environment.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That relationship between business and education has only deepened.
—Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Since then, the protests have quieted because of the government’s repression, calling into question whether strikes now would reignite the protests and potentially force out the regime—or just intensify violence in Iran and deepen instability across the Middle East.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
But experts say that autonomy also deepens reliance on orbital systems that must operate safely in an increasingly crowded and contested environment.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That relationship between business and education has only deepened.
—Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Since then, the protests have quieted because of the government’s repression, calling into question whether strikes now would reignite the protests and potentially force out the regime—or just intensify violence in Iran and deepen instability across the Middle East.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Tensions between anti-ICE demonstrators and federal officers have intensified in recent weeks in cities across the country, particularly after the shooting deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in separate incidents last month in Minneapolis.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other concerns are that power-hungry data centers fed by natural gas generators can hurt air quality, consume water and intensify climate damage.—
Conor Harrison,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Thermal and pressure bonding of a capping layer The research team showed that thermal and pressure bonding of a capping layer to a perovskite surface suppresses defect initiation from iodide loss and enhances long-term stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The mainframe cycle is enhancing infrastructure.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Scott agreed that their use could, in fact, heighten risk of injury — which is exactly what happened with Bogle last season at Crewe.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The significance of last weekend’s victory is heightened when considering what unfolded elsewhere in London earlier that day.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Denmark will also tighten controls on foreigners without legal residence, introduce a new anklet monitor for criminal foreigners, reopen an embassy in Syria and strengthen cooperation with authorities in Afghanistan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Snow is expected to pile up in parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and southern Virginia late Friday night into Saturday as the storm rapidly strengthens offshore.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Deepen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepen. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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