as in deepening
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 intensifying
This causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, evolving into a red giant, while the interior of the core heats up, intensifying the rate of fusion within it.
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Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Frydnes acknowledged that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to individuals facing persecution can carry risks, potentially intensifying pressure against them.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The digital coin has been on a downward trajectory since hitting an all-time high above $126,000 in October with the sell-off intensifying over the last month.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Finding human fingerprints on disasters The study, confirming what had been widely suspected, brings the first scientific assessment of global warming’s role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip Chile and Argentina in years.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Talks are intensifying between the Chicago Bears, the village of Arlington Heights, and state leaders as the team seeks to build a new stadium, and sources said state lawmakers are close to a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Startups advertising at the Super Bowl highlighted both AI’s deep capital backing and the intensifying competition spanning models, agents, and physical AI.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
While his early films were about becoming human again, about using the fiction of cinema to make someone more real, his recent work has tacked in the opposite direction—intensifying alienation to such an extent that the human disappears.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
As the economy enters a moment of uncertainty, attendees of the annual National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas last week kept mentioning the intensifying need for affordable vehicles.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Frydnes acknowledged that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to individuals facing persecution can carry risks, potentially intensifying pressure against them.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The digital coin has been on a downward trajectory since hitting an all-time high above $126,000 in October with the sell-off intensifying over the last month.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Finding human fingerprints on disasters The study, confirming what had been widely suspected, brings the first scientific assessment of global warming’s role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip Chile and Argentina in years.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Talks are intensifying between the Chicago Bears, the village of Arlington Heights, and state leaders as the team seeks to build a new stadium, and sources said state lawmakers are close to a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Startups advertising at the Super Bowl highlighted both AI’s deep capital backing and the intensifying competition spanning models, agents, and physical AI.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
While his early films were about becoming human again, about using the fiction of cinema to make someone more real, his recent work has tacked in the opposite direction—intensifying alienation to such an extent that the human disappears.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
As the economy enters a moment of uncertainty, attendees of the annual National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas last week kept mentioning the intensifying need for affordable vehicles.
—The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensifying
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Moving forward, Sourisse sees the business deepening its roots in Asia, citing Southeast Asia’s Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, and East Asia’s China, Japan and South Korea as markets to watch.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As a catalyst, the analyst wrote that SoFi is building a durable, multi-year compounding business by deepening primary customer relationships that drive higher lifetime value, lower acquisition costs and broader cross-selling.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, around 100 community members rallied in downtown San Jose to protest the possibility of ICE agents heightening their anti-immigration campaign during the big game.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The intuitive Moon moves through your 9th House of Travel, heightening the longing to explore ideas that restore hope and widen your world.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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These systems optimize contrast, brightness, and color with machine learning algorithms that adjust to scene content and ambient light, significantly enhancing viewing quality without manual calibration.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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With plans for major renovations to Robb Field and Dusty Rhodes Park already approved by the city, the emphasis this time was on enhancing smaller parks that primarily serve local residents.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The collaboration between Fincantieri and Generative Bionics also holds strategic importance in strengthening European technological sovereignty by drawing on expertise developed across research institutions and the advanced industrial supply chain.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The audit also recommends the city aim to boost the value of its golf properties by strengthening its evaluations of course operators, studying revenue trends, inspecting courses more frequently and requiring operators to pay for renovations.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Intensifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intensifying. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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