as in deepening
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 intensifying
Benoit Tessier | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as traders monitor intensifying operations in the Middle East.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The government is intensifying efforts to rein in a glut in production.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the race for European sovereign space access is intensifying as several startups approach flight milestones, supported by over € 900million in collective funding from the European Launcher Challenge.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
The first missile intercept took place last week, intensifying concerns that the conflict in the Middle East was increasingly expanding to Europe.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
This is when the Earth’s magnetic field aligns with the solar wind, intensifying the likelihood of auroras.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
Bass said Thursday that the arrests come as the city is intensifying efforts to improve conditions around MacArthur Park.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Companies are facing intensifying pressure to take public stands on divisive political issues—but the strongest forces aren’t coming from customers or the media.
—Harvard Business Review, 6 Mar. 2026
And right here in Florida, intensifying disasters and disinformation combine to endanger our lives, damage our livelihoods, threaten our military communities and divide our citizens.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The government is intensifying efforts to rein in a glut in production.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the race for European sovereign space access is intensifying as several startups approach flight milestones, supported by over € 900million in collective funding from the European Launcher Challenge.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
The first missile intercept took place last week, intensifying concerns that the conflict in the Middle East was increasingly expanding to Europe.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
This is when the Earth’s magnetic field aligns with the solar wind, intensifying the likelihood of auroras.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
Bass said Thursday that the arrests come as the city is intensifying efforts to improve conditions around MacArthur Park.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Companies are facing intensifying pressure to take public stands on divisive political issues—but the strongest forces aren’t coming from customers or the media.
—Harvard Business Review, 6 Mar. 2026
And right here in Florida, intensifying disasters and disinformation combine to endanger our lives, damage our livelihoods, threaten our military communities and divide our citizens.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensifying
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The song revolves slowly, casting loop against deepening loop, asking for the same careful quality of attention as William Basinski or Stars of the Lid.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The war is also heightening unease in Seoul about its alliance with the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The war is also heightening unease in Seoul about its alliance with the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are hundreds of perennial and low-growing shrub groundcover plants, including short ornamental grasses that provide thick, dense cover, control erosion, and choke out weeds while enhancing the overall landscape.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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Turkey has been further enhancing its border defenses to be able to respond to a potential influx of people fleeing unrest after mass antigovernment protests in Iran were met by a brutal crackdown in January that left thousands dead.—
Serra Yedikardes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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McDonnell said the department was increasing visibility, strengthening enforcement and expanding partnerships to deter criminal activity in the area and hold offenders accountable.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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She is focused on addressing the affordability crisis many face, protecting people's rights, reducing health care costs, tackling homelessness, and strengthening the public education system, according to her campaign website.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Intensifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensifying. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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