richening

present participle of richen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for richening
Verb
  • Popular opposition focused on those projects both endangering their resources and enriching the very companies that fan the flames of heating.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Steeped in a culture of corruption, those who would take over from Maduro would continue to prioritize enriching themselves.
    Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than extracting knowledge from Indigenous communities, the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team works in collaboration with community members.
    Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The motion of the bead against the rod causes the atoms/molecules/electrons to rub against one another, producing heat through friction, and thereby providing a method for extracting energy from the gravitational waves.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Maricopa County also has to wrestle with its costly summer fuel blend, which is designed to prevent gas from evaporating in the heat, creating less pollution.
    Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Midseason blows followed, as rookie Caiya Hanks and newcomer Julie Dufour suffered anterior cruciate ligament tears, only deepening the challenge.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • With the climate crisis only deepening each year, throwing natural cycles and seasons into disarray, Japan is now bracing for future spikes in human-bear encounters each fall and spring.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The new material uses a common wood waste product to create a greener future for electronics, removing toxic metals and avoiding complex, polluting manufacturing methods.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But removing humans from the loop entirely would be a mistake.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This move is part of an intensifying global competition for seabed resources, with nations like the United States also vying for control.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The state has also advanced in large-scale restoration through innovative mechanisms such as restoration concessions, while intensifying actions to combat deforestation and forest fires.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Corps proposed strengthening the bank by implementing riprap, or rocks.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • According to the National Weather Service, a strengthening cold front is making its way across the country toward Nashville.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The moniker beaver moon marks the time of year when beavers begin preparing for the winter by fortifying dams and lodges and stocking up on food.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the All’s Fair actress and soon-to-be-attorney has been quietly fortifying her Hidden Hills compound.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Richening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richening. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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