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intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks
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Recent Examples of intensified
Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
With intensified scrutiny from investors, regulators, and stakeholders, how do organizations prepare for sustainability assurance and build confidence to stand behind their sustainability numbers?
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Simmone Shah, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The very strongest moments of DMV, CBS’ brand-new single-cam, tap into that sense of stuck-ness, intensified by clocking in each day to that most purgatorial of government institutions.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But the security situation remains precarious, and attacks from extremist groups linked with al-Qaida have intensified in recent months.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to a study released earlier this year.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The remnants of Halong -- which originated in the northern Philippine Sea on October 5 -- intensified the widespread significant weather impacts and massive flooding to the western regions of Alaska Saturday night into Sunday.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent polling has intensified this scrutiny, highlighting both broader partisan trends and the impact of local controversies.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Federal workforce reductions and rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have only intensified these trends, highlighting systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Black women in the labor market.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Political scientist Ronald Krebs notes that domestic rights advocates rarely gain lasting momentum from the award, and may even face intensified repression.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
With intensified scrutiny from investors, regulators, and stakeholders, how do organizations prepare for sustainability assurance and build confidence to stand behind their sustainability numbers?
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Three hurricanes—Erin, Gabrielle, and Humberto—intensified to at least Category 4 at their peak, with both Erin and Humberto reaching Category 5 intensity, though all of them did so over the Atlantic rather than on land.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The very strongest moments of DMV, CBS’ brand-new single-cam, tap into that sense of stuck-ness, intensified by clocking in each day to that most purgatorial of government institutions.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But the security situation remains precarious, and attacks from extremist groups linked with al-Qaida have intensified in recent months.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to a study released earlier this year.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The remnants of Halong -- which originated in the northern Philippine Sea on October 5 -- intensified the widespread significant weather impacts and massive flooding to the western regions of Alaska Saturday night into Sunday.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent polling has intensified this scrutiny, highlighting both broader partisan trends and the impact of local controversies.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Federal workforce reductions and rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have only intensified these trends, highlighting systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Black women in the labor market.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensified
Verb
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Over the past few years, Lego has worked on expanding its customer base and deepened its strategy to achieve a streak of positive annual growth.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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As the spring went on, the confusion deepened.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, the battery exhibits smoother lithium growth, enhanced safety, and significantly improved cycling stability.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The enhanced tax credits meant families like the Galls qualified.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The investigation engaged her whole body, heightened her senses.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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If convicted, James faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on each count and a fine of up to $1 million — penalties heightened by Congress during the 1990s savings and loan crisis.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cooperation frameworks such as the Negev Forum, I2U2, and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) have strengthened dialogue and trust.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Like Cook, Andrews did not receive a waiver to ethics rules that Hogsett strengthened in his first term.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The man Smith is facing charges of capital murder and aggravated assault, sheriff’s records show.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors have charged Robinson with seven counts, including aggravated murder, which carries the potential death penalty, felony firearms charges, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing violence in the presence of a child.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Asian longhorned tick map A map from the USDA shows the tick is most concentrated in a line stretching from New York, through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia and into Tennessee and North Carolina.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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The event is smaller and more concentrated than past biennial fests, and definitely more locally-minded.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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