richened

verb

past tense of richen
as in enriched

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  1. enriched
  2. evaporated
  3. extracted
  4. intensified
  5. deepened
  6. strengthened
  7. removed
  8. fortified
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  • The wide-open scam enriched Haitian freeloaders as Bonheur personally netted a million bucks in just two years after Joe Biden rang the dinner bell for every grifter in the Third World.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Governments will always play their role, but the quiet work of building personal and institutional bridges ensures those relationships endure, enriched by the full sweep of history rather than the noise of the moment.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of enriched
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  • Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • Any concerns that expanding the tournament to forty-eight teams would bring lopsided outcomes evaporated as underdog nations defied betting odds again and again.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
Definition of evaporated
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  • Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted.
    — Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026
Definition of extracted
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  • Tensions between the two tech companies have strained their relationship, as the race to develop AI products has intensified competition for talent and proprietary technology.
    — Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Earlier, at least 17 people were killed in the southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides that were set off by seasonal monsoon rains that Bavi intensified before the typhoon blew away toward Taiwan, Philippine officials said Saturday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of intensified
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  • Recent allegations of irregularities in government recruitment exams have only deepened frustrations among some young Indians.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Iranians and Mexicans also deepened a bond, as Tijuana embraced the team throughout its visit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of deepened
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  • Away from social media, the roommates have settled into simple traditions that have only strengthened their friendship.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Flag football’s prolific growth has strengthened the sport at every amateur level from peewees to the Olympics and led to the NFL’s $32 million commitment for men’s and women’s professional flag leagues to debut next year.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of strengthened
Verb
  • Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Lime and hard-water deposits can be removed by soaking all the parts in warm white vinegar for a few hours.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of removed
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  • But that buy-in has to actually be fortified by something tangible.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Or mountains of chips covered in mole or salsa fortified with chile pasilla in Oaxaca.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of fortified
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