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Recent Examples of deepened
Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud's deepened partnership with NTT Data signals that competition extends beyond workloads, instead influencing how enterprises structure their AI transformations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The odd online friendship has since evolved into a recurring source of entertainment for followers—and this latest exchange only deepened that fascination.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The pain of the US government shutdown deepened Sunday as flight cancellations piled up and politicians exchanged blame over the funding stalemate.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2025
And those victories, for now, have deepened the divide that is paralyzing Washington.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
This experience has deepened my faith and commitment to working for His kingdom as a true follower of Jesus Christ.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
As the business grew, the woman’s role deepened.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The tie-up has further deepened its Houlihan relationship.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Anthropic and Google deepened their cloud partnership last week in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, while Meta has inked hefty cloud deals with Google and Oracle in recent months.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Bates added that his biggest takeaway isn’t so much a lesson, but a deepened appreciation.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud's deepened partnership with NTT Data signals that competition extends beyond workloads, instead influencing how enterprises structure their AI transformations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
The latest revolt suggests that months later, despite strong results in last week’s elections, the party’s rift over how to confront the President has only deepened.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The odd online friendship has since evolved into a recurring source of entertainment for followers—and this latest exchange only deepened that fascination.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The pain of the US government shutdown deepened Sunday as flight cancellations piled up and politicians exchanged blame over the funding stalemate.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2025
And those victories, for now, have deepened the divide that is paralyzing Washington.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
This experience has deepened my faith and commitment to working for His kingdom as a true follower of Jesus Christ.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
As the business grew, the woman’s role deepened.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The tie-up has further deepened its Houlihan relationship.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Anthropic and Google deepened their cloud partnership last week in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, while Meta has inked hefty cloud deals with Google and Oracle in recent months.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepened
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In addition to the murder charge, Thompson faces charges of committing a terroristic act, aggravated assault, engaging in violent criminal group activity and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the jail roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Robinson faces a top charge of aggravated murder, which carries a potential death penalty.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By 2022, nationalist rhetoric from Yameen and his Progressive Party coalition intensified into a demand for the expulsion of the Indian troops stationed in the country.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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One pump really does go a long way, thanks to its concentrated formula.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Luria and Kerrisdale both cite CoreWeave’s highly concentrated customer base as another potential peril—a reality that CoreWeave itself acknowledged in its last earnings report.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The only thing that is new is the obsession with anti-aging and heightened beauty standards.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Runners could chart the best course, a challenge heightened by the fact that the Boston Red Sox were playing at home that night.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These beta-rich alloys also formed denser and more stable electrode structures, which enhanced the interface between the electrode and the solid electrolyte.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Travelers booking in the first-class car enjoy padded seating at a table and a vintage interior enhanced with Christmas decor.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The storm has strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 4 Hurricane and is expected to hit central Vietnam Thursday night — an area that hasn’t yet recovered from disastrous flash flooding and landslides caused by weeks of record rainfall and successive storms.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch has said several operations already underway in Michoacán, including arresting those involved in organized crime, would be strengthened.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The orbiters are expected to linger in a holding pattern before heading for Mars next year when the red planet is better aligned for a less fuel-intensive journey.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Deepened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepened. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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