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as in improving
to make better
a truly great book can enrich your life
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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the church's magnificent interior is enriched with stunningly beautiful murals
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Recent Examples of enriching
Another slipper, this one with a skinny slingback strap, featured an intricate needlepoint design with red, yellow and blue enriching it — and more colorful needlepoints shoes came down the runway.
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Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Some theories propose a colossal asteroid impact redistributed the moon’s interior, while others suggest the moon once had a smaller sibling that merged unevenly, enriching the near side with heat-producing elements.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Oil was discovered there in the 1920s, and the county went through booms and busts for decades, enriching wildcatters and devastating the landscape, until a lasting bust left Loving County a virtual wasteland with no running water, paved roads, schools, hospitals, or grocery stores.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Especially over the past few years, the city's culinary landscape has seen exciting new Latin-American chefs who are challenging expectations and enriching the city’s food scene, writes Diana Leyva, The Tennessean's trending news and service reporter.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The deal was enriching for Greiner in more ways than one.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Negotiated under the 2015 nuclear deal, the snapback would lead to an arms embargo, freezing of assets outside the country and restrictions on enriching uranium, among other penalties.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
These gas centrifuges are key components in enriching uranium, which involves increasing the concentration of uranium-235—an isotope used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
These roles are crucial for developing future leaders, fostering innovation, enriching organizational culture, and protecting society.
—Harvard Business Review, 16 Sep. 2025
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Some theories propose a colossal asteroid impact redistributed the moon’s interior, while others suggest the moon once had a smaller sibling that merged unevenly, enriching the near side with heat-producing elements.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Oil was discovered there in the 1920s, and the county went through booms and busts for decades, enriching wildcatters and devastating the landscape, until a lasting bust left Loving County a virtual wasteland with no running water, paved roads, schools, hospitals, or grocery stores.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Especially over the past few years, the city's culinary landscape has seen exciting new Latin-American chefs who are challenging expectations and enriching the city’s food scene, writes Diana Leyva, The Tennessean's trending news and service reporter.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
The deal was enriching for Greiner in more ways than one.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Negotiated under the 2015 nuclear deal, the snapback would lead to an arms embargo, freezing of assets outside the country and restrictions on enriching uranium, among other penalties.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
These gas centrifuges are key components in enriching uranium, which involves increasing the concentration of uranium-235—an isotope used as fuel in nuclear reactors.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
These roles are crucial for developing future leaders, fostering innovation, enriching organizational culture, and protecting society.
—Harvard Business Review, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enriching
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The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Needham analyst Tom Nikic said that while top-line trends were improving, there were still some pain points, including incremental tariff headwinds.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Host of the dinner, Lauren Santo Domingo, also went strapless in a minimalist column by The Row with a fin of seam allowance decorating the back.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Marta and her friends, twelve women, had spent Saturday night decorating it.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Matcha has higher concentrations of theanine and catechins, enhancing its brain-boosting potential.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition, with support from Michael Kors, WFP will be able to equip 30 schools with solar panels, upgraded kitchens and improved classrooms, enhancing the learning environments for more than 3,000 students.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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There is a little bit of Italian history embedded in the collection, as draping is informed by Dante Alighieri’s tunics seen in portraits of him.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The webs multiply, draping across sidewalks, stretching across paths in the woods, appearing in every corner of our porches, and popping up near ceilings all over town.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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National Guard troops have also been tasked with picking up garbage and beautifying the city.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Westminster funds will prioritize several efforts, including hiring a Little Saigon outreach coordinator in City Hall, redeveloping and beautifying storefronts, and working with a landscape architect to assess the needs of public spaces along busy main streets.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Enriching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enriching. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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