as in to deepen
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks
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Recent Examples of intensify
He’s built on Yannick Alléno’s mid-2010s innovations, like concentration and cryo-extraction, a technique that uses extreme cold to capture and intensify flavors.
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Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Slow movement and weak upper-level winds can also help a storm like Melissa intensify into a major hurricane — Category 3 or stronger.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
With each passing week, the games intensify as schools make their final case for seedings.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes that public pressure will intensify on Republicans in the coming days to extend health insurance subsidies, which are a key sticking point in the shutdown fight.
—NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Slow movement and weak upper-level winds can also help a storm like Melissa intensify into a major hurricane — Category 3 or stronger.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
With each passing week, the games intensify as schools make their final case for seedings.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes that public pressure will intensify on Republicans in the coming days to extend health insurance subsidies, which are a key sticking point in the shutdown fight.
—NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensify
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Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using fractional diffusion theory, the research deepens understanding of transient charging behaviors in complex materials, which is key to designing high-performance components used for advanced engineering electrochemical systems in general.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The research team revealed that the findings of the study offer new insights into enhancing the performance of electrochemical systems, including batteries, fuel cells, and sensors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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The airy vibes are only heightened by the floor-to-ceiling window wall leading to an outdoor patio area.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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As a teen growing alongside the flourishing of hip hop music, productions, and media, my awareness of race and gender was heightened.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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By the next day, Melissa had strengthened into a Category 5 storm.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reebok added that the new regional HQ is designed to accelerate retail expansion, strengthen performance and women’s categories, and deepen the brand’s cultural footprint while supporting its longstanding network of regional partners, retailers, and consumers.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Intensify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensify. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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