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to make markedly greater in measure or degree
this book really deepens our knowledge of how the brain works
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Recent Examples of deepened
Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud's deepened partnership with NTT Data signals that competition extends beyond workloads, instead influencing how enterprises structure their AI transformations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The crisis has deepened Venezuela’s isolation and raised concerns about regional stability.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Bulgari deepened its cultural engagement with India by bringing the Serpenti Infinito Exhibition to the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai — its third global stop.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
The production deepened Isaac’s relationship with del Toro beyond a typical director-actor collaboration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The government’s response only deepened the criticism that the world’s largest democracy was apparently capitulating to the Taliban, which has been diplomatically isolated over its treatment of women and girls.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
As the spring went on, the confusion deepened.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The results deepened the researchers’ understanding of ice formation under high pressure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Bates added that his biggest takeaway isn’t so much a lesson, but a deepened appreciation.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Google Cloud's deepened partnership with NTT Data signals that competition extends beyond workloads, instead influencing how enterprises structure their AI transformations.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Canada and Mexico have deepened ties, including promising to boost bilateral trade.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The crisis has deepened Venezuela’s isolation and raised concerns about regional stability.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Bulgari deepened its cultural engagement with India by bringing the Serpenti Infinito Exhibition to the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai — its third global stop.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
The production deepened Isaac’s relationship with del Toro beyond a typical director-actor collaboration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The government’s response only deepened the criticism that the world’s largest democracy was apparently capitulating to the Taliban, which has been diplomatically isolated over its treatment of women and girls.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
As the spring went on, the confusion deepened.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The results deepened the researchers’ understanding of ice formation under high pressure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepened
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Even as American political polarization has intensified over the last eight years, both Republicans and Democrats have agreed that an increasingly powerful Beijing poses an economic, technological, and security threat to Washington and its close allies.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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That talk of the Chiefs being helped by officials has continued into this season, and that only intensified when the virtual measurement showed the Commanders were 5 inches short of the first down.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting and arraigned on Sept. 16 on seven felony charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The man Smith is facing charges of capital murder and aggravated assault, sheriff’s records show.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Council members call for more transparency Concerns among the community about the bayou deaths heightened when McKissic and others were unexplainably found dead within weeks of each other.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Consider too that both after having a baby and during perimenopause, women may experience low libido, hair loss, and heightened anxiety.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cash purchases remain concentrated at the top and the bottom of the market, with more than half of homes priced $2–$5 million purchased without a mortgage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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But preceding that this Friday night is the true concentrated dose of Zevon power — a full-on tribute concert involving dozens of singers and dozens more backing musicians taking place at the United Theatre on Broadway.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The new sedan also integrates BYD’s latest Tianshen C driver-assistance suite, which adds adaptive cruise, lane-centering, and enhanced safety automation to support more comfortable long-distance driving.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 8-mm manual focusing lens has a resolution of 256 × 192 pixels, which can be enhanced to simulate 512 × 384 pixels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The intense taste and smell can make this tonic hard to stomach.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Part of what spurred intense interest, according to sources, was the success of Weapons, Zach Cregger’s summer horror hit.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Less than 24 hours later, Melissa strengthened to major hurricane status.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Although Voodoo had been present in Louisiana since the early 18th century, the influx of Haitian immigrants after the Haitian Revolution (1809), strengthened the practice in the region.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gómez took the 5-day trip to Mexico City as a brief respite before starting intensive training to care for Noah at his home in New York City.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the side hustle is time-intensive.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Deepened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepened. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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