richen

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Recent Examples of richen The engine control module will indeed richen up the overall mix in an attempt to bring the excess oxygen in the exhaust back to an appropriately low level—but that will force the other cylinders to be too rich. Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2020 The manual choke helped richen the Weber carb's fuel mixture to get the engine turned over, but the nearly 50-year-old powerplant didn't want to start. John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2020 Roasting removes the shell and richens the flavor of chestnuts. House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2012 After the sauce has formed in the pan over medium heat, add a bit of butter to richen the sauce. The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for richen
Verb
  • In the lower layers of the mountain, similar veins were plentiful, and one was even enriched with clays.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • The crypto industry backed Trump in 2024 — becoming the biggest corporate spender of the election cycle — and the president’s family has been substantially enriched by their new crypto plays, including collectible meme coins and the crypto exchange World Liberty Financial.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Also featured are Alta Resource Technologies, using computational biochemistry to extract critical minerals like neodymium and gallium from e-waste, and Tidal Metals, which is pioneering magnesium extraction from seawater through a novel vapor adsorption system.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • My top goal is to deepen team alignment around our core mission, as clarity drives performance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • While focused largely on political rights, the U.N. report also highlights Venezuela’s deepening economic collapse.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • When temperatures are high, water also evaporates faster and waters — particularly in shallow coastal areas like Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay — can get too salty, Koch said.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
  • Snow melts too quickly, and reservoirs evaporate too fast.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • While inflation and rising interest rates have intensified financial pressure across the board, the impact has been disproportionately severe for those already operating at a capital disadvantage, which includes many women of color entrepreneurs.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Getty Images Cybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Forecasters have warned that Flossie, which strengthened to become a tropical storm on June 29, could become a hurricane within days.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • Advertisement But bodies are living things who are entitled to change, strengthen, soften, expand, and spill out as evidence of a life lived—not a life restricted.
    Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025

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“Richen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richen. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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