as in deepens
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks
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Recent Examples of intensifies
Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
More than 60 drones targeted Moscow overnight, the city’s mayor said Tuesday, marking another major aerial attack on the Russian capital as Ukraine intensifies its long-range weapons campaign.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Future leaders must master both instincts, discerning when to act decisively and when to proceed with caution, as AI intensifies the need for balanced judgment in an uncertain landscape.
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Shannon McKeen,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Supreme Court ruling intensifies the pressure behind these roles.
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Ammcise Apply,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The process intensifies their flavors and can prune their skins.
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Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 June 2026
Hundreds of records have been broken, with many more set to fall as the heat intensifies Wednesday and Thursday.
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Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Very dry weather tends to lead to higher temperatures, which causes more evaporation that intensifies the drought—leading to even drier conditions, Myers explained.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.
—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
More than 60 drones targeted Moscow overnight, the city’s mayor said Tuesday, marking another major aerial attack on the Russian capital as Ukraine intensifies its long-range weapons campaign.
—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Future leaders must master both instincts, discerning when to act decisively and when to proceed with caution, as AI intensifies the need for balanced judgment in an uncertain landscape.
—
Shannon McKeen,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Supreme Court ruling intensifies the pressure behind these roles.
—
Ammcise Apply,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The process intensifies their flavors and can prune their skins.
—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 June 2026
Hundreds of records have been broken, with many more set to fall as the heat intensifies Wednesday and Thursday.
—
Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Very dry weather tends to lead to higher temperatures, which causes more evaporation that intensifies the drought—leading to even drier conditions, Myers explained.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensifies
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When donors see themselves in the mission rather than just alongside it, retention deepens and giving grows.
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As that infrastructure deepens and the minimum thresholds for private market access remain anchored far above what most EMILLI households can deploy, the gap in available returns between the two tiers is likely to widen further, not narrow.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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Adult males go through musth, a periodic condition that heightens their aggression.
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Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
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The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.
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Culture strengthens when communication is transparent, feedback loops close and leaders are accountable for engagement.
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Scientists say similar widespread impacts have not yet been documented in the current marine heatwave, but warn that conditions could shift quickly if El Niño strengthens as forecast.
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