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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 deepened
Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet a deepened group up front, including in the middle, left little room for Strome, who also started the season injured and has yet to find a consistent role.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Through deepened alignment across content strategy, channel mechanics and consumer engagement, the brand has delivered standout performance on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Shadows deepened from brown and green and slate orange to a full, final black.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Visits to one aunt’s haunted Rhode Island Victorian only deepened her appreciation for the era and her respect for the spectral.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
The strategy has deepened anxiety in Tyre and throughout southern Lebanon, where around 60,000 people once lived but only a fraction remain.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump said the alliance’s reluctance to take part in the Iran war has deepened his antipathy to NATO, and quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to back his stance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The experience deepened his understanding of how creativity shapes the way people live and interact with their environments.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
That connection deepened in the darkroom.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Cooperation between the countries has deepened in recent years, with the North sending troops and conventional weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
There’s also a deepened patience and perspective.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet a deepened group up front, including in the middle, left little room for Strome, who also started the season injured and has yet to find a consistent role.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Through deepened alignment across content strategy, channel mechanics and consumer engagement, the brand has delivered standout performance on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
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
But no Attorney General in history has caused more damage to the department itself—damage that promises to long outlast Bondi’s tenure, and to be deepened, not repaired, by whoever is chosen to succeed her.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Shadows deepened from brown and green and slate orange to a full, final black.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Visits to one aunt’s haunted Rhode Island Victorian only deepened her appreciation for the era and her respect for the spectral.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
The strategy has deepened anxiety in Tyre and throughout southern Lebanon, where around 60,000 people once lived but only a fraction remain.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump said the alliance’s reluctance to take part in the Iran war has deepened his antipathy to NATO, and quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to back his stance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The experience deepened his understanding of how creativity shapes the way people live and interact with their environments.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
That connection deepened in the darkroom.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Cooperation between the countries has deepened in recent years, with the North sending troops and conventional weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepened
Adjective
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In December, a jury convicted Moore for aggravated battery to a peace officer causing great bodily harm and resisting a peace officer, per the news release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Their experience is raw material, and, for crew members, the passion and memories attached to this raw material are intensified by relations of class and power.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The federal government intensified efforts to expand family detention indefinitely by motioning to terminate a cornerstone policy ensuring the protection of immigrant children in federal custody.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The result is freshwater on one side and a highly concentrated salt solution, known as brine, on the other.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The incident comes after a string of similar nighttime attacks in Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands that have heightened concerns over antisemitism in the wake of the war in the Middle East.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The change — included in contract revisions the City Commission approved in February — is the latest example of the city bending on its requirements to move the project forward as the anticipation around the stadium heightened.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For the seventh year in a row, Walmart captured more money from Charlotte-area shoppers than any other grocery store, despite intense competition from local grocers like Harris Teeter and Food Lion.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Graves’ exit has sparked intense speculation about his potential successor to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the Smart Works capsule collection launch in 2019, Meghan enhanced the look with gold accessories and brown heels.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft, whose stock sunk 23% in the first quarter, has ramped up spending on data centers for cloud customers such as OpenAI, and investors are seeking signs that products enhanced with AI models will boost revenue and profitability.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The council then strengthened the language to prohibit the sale of any kratom to anyone under 21, mirroring similar language recently passed in Kansas City, according to Lee’s Summit Development Services Director Tracy Albers.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Penguins strengthened their hold on second in the Metropolitan Division by blitzing the Panthers during the first half of the second period, pouring in four goals in less than 10 minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Xcel Energy is proposing a new rate class for data centers that the company says is intended to ensure that the energy-intensive facilities pay their way instead of passing along the costs to residential and small-business customers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the tech industry, AI models promise to make coding far easier and less labor intensive.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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