richened

past tense of richen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for richened
Verb
  • If a star consumes them, its outer layers become chemically enriched, which can be detected from afar.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • Of that total, more than 970 pounds were enriched up to 60%.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Broadway tours evaporated as leadership increasingly shifted focus toward campus rentals and a handful of special events, including a Mark Twain Prize ceremony honoring Bill Maher.
    Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Thoughts of wedding plans evaporated.
    Stephanie Mack, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, a focus group of women who have either pursued or considered PMSR discuss the unknowns of the procedure, which allows patients to conceive biological children of deceased men using DNA extracted within 72 hours of death.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • But inconsistencies between location data and statements Brian Hooker made to investigators have intensified scrutiny on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, a US official familiar with the criminal investigation told CNN.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • The United States has also intensified pressure on Iran by enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports, citing Tehran’s threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical corridor for global oil and natural gas exports.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The company has also deepened ties with major technology players including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, even as competition intensifies across the AI industry.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
  • The rampage, blamed on a man from the Arab town of Taybeh, deepened tensions after settler violence and a Palestinian baby’s killing in the West Bank.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The ruling strengthened the regional government’s position in a dispute that has fueled weeks of protests ahead of next month’s assembly elections.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • The network has been expanded, strengthened, and stress-tested so police, fire, EMS, and federal agencies can communicate if an emergency occurs.
    Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • These reversible connections can break under stress to absorb energy and then reform once the stress is removed.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • In his lethal line of work, Lobo comes fortified with an arsenal of guns, blades, grenades, and a wicked titanium chain equipped with a sharp hook.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026
  • Roboto is a Heroic Warrior whose great strength and defense capabilities are fortified by her metal body.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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“Richened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richened. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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