richened

Definition of richenednext
past tense of richen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for richened
Verb
  • Pahlavi enriched himself and used American aid to fund the military while many Iranians lived in poverty.
    Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Soils enriched by bean plants provide an ideal growing environment for cucumbers and other heavy feeders.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The twenty-per-cent commitment evaporated, however.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Mary Washington went on another 14-2 run to establish the 13-point lead that evaporated.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The money set aside to cover its share stands at almost three times the profit extracted from the UK auto finance unit over more than a decade, underscoring the severity of the capital drag.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Astronauts Christina Koch and Victor Glover aboard a recovery ship after being extracted from the Artemis II capsule in the Pacific Ocean, following the Artemis II crew's flyby of the Moon, in this screengrab from a livestream video, April 10, 2026.
    Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Their experience is raw material, and, for crew members, the passion and memories attached to this raw material are intensified by relations of class and power.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The federal government intensified efforts to expand family detention indefinitely by motioning to terminate a cornerstone policy ensuring the protection of immigrant children in federal custody.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But no Attorney General in history has caused more damage to the department itself—damage that promises to long outlast Bondi’s tenure, and to be deepened, not repaired, by whoever is chosen to succeed her.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Shadows deepened from brown and green and slate orange to a full, final black.
    Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The council then strengthened the language to prohibit the sale of any kratom to anyone under 21, mirroring similar language recently passed in Kansas City, according to Lee’s Summit Development Services Director Tracy Albers.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The Penguins strengthened their hold on second in the Metropolitan Division by blitzing the Panthers during the first half of the second period, pouring in four goals in less than 10 minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • On the court, though, Tatum has not looked like a player who is less than a year removed from Achilles surgery.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His career essentially bestrides the slow-to-grow Before Times and the apparent soccer paradise of today, which was fortified by remarkable facilities, boosted by an ideal central location and forged by an eagerly welcoming host city that slugged above its weight to make this happen.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Slivers of domestic Wagyu tenderloin sit in a deep salsa negra fortified with soy sauce.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Richened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richened. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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