RICHENING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

richening

verb

present participle of richen

as in enriching

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Republicans are enriching themselves while making your life more expensive.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Those experiences make my work rewarding and enriching every year.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026

Definition of enriching

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The work focuses on FLiBe, a molten salt made of fluorine, lithium, and beryllium that is considered one of the leading materials for producing and extracting tritium inside future fusion reactors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Definition of extracting

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This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Sweat itself does not cool the body down, but the process of it evaporating off of the skin and turning into water vapour essentially transports heat away from the body and into the air.

— Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of evaporating

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Trump later dropped it, but still threatened tariffs against those who opposed his grab — deepening the rift.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Europe’s strategic periphery is not only integral to European security but is actively deepening transatlantic tensions and sharpening intra-European divisions.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of deepening

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Once in the proper gear, Adams recommends removing the top two inches of topsoil from gardens, where the highest concentration of contaminants will settle after a fire.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
At one point, he was seen removing his shirt to wipe tears from his eyes.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of removing

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Brown was the subject of rampant trade rumors in recent weeks, with those intensifying after the Celtics’ attempt to flip him for Giannis Antetokounmpo failed.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
By expanding in Houston suburbs and the Rio Grande Valley, Sam’s Club is intensifying competition with Costco, BJ’s and local grocers for membership dollars.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of intensifying

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The large wooden body of the double bass acts as a resonator, transferring and strengthening those vibrations so they can be heard across a room or concert hall.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
Those funds should be dedicated to preserving Medi-Cal, strengthening public hospitals and community clinics, reducing health care costs over the long term and protecting Californians from the devastating consequences of federal cost shifts.

— Dave Cortese, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of strengthening

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The Gulf has made significant progress in fortifying its cyber resilience and digital infrastructure, but many argue that its insurance frameworks have not kept pace with the growing systemic risks posed by today’s cybercriminals.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Moscow has spent years fortifying Crimea, tripling its troop presence, deploying advanced air defenses and coastal batteries, and studding the land with missile launch systems.

— Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of fortifying

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