as in intensifying
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 deepening
Amazon is the latest big company to announce layoffs, deepening concerns ahead of the Fed’s meeting this week that the labor market is weakening.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Their audiences vary dramatically, but there is unquestionably a gap deepening in real time.
—David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After a rousing premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it was acquired by Netflix, the film went on to make a strong showing at the New York, Mill Valley and most recently Middleburg film festivals, earning raves and deepening its resonance with every screening.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Participants agreed that deepening intra-African trade would help drive industrialization across the continent.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
While the war was at full tilt, Har-Melech’s minority settler faction had been able to exercise outsize influence over Netanyahu’s decision making, deepening Israel’s entanglement in Gaza.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
While there has been an increase in new digital sites, the vast majority have been in urban or suburban areas, deepening the news crisis in rural areas.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
That shortage of seasoned professionals has left SMEs with few viable successors or external managers, deepening today's succession and leadership crisis.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Their audiences vary dramatically, but there is unquestionably a gap deepening in real time.
—David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
After a rousing premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it was acquired by Netflix, the film went on to make a strong showing at the New York, Mill Valley and most recently Middleburg film festivals, earning raves and deepening its resonance with every screening.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Participants agreed that deepening intra-African trade would help drive industrialization across the continent.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
While the war was at full tilt, Har-Melech’s minority settler faction had been able to exercise outsize influence over Netanyahu’s decision making, deepening Israel’s entanglement in Gaza.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
While there has been an increase in new digital sites, the vast majority have been in urban or suburban areas, deepening the news crisis in rural areas.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
That shortage of seasoned professionals has left SMEs with few viable successors or external managers, deepening today's succession and leadership crisis.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepening
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The dispute highlights the deep mistrust and volatility defining relations between the two governments, with both sides reinforcing military deployments and intensifying rhetoric, raising fears of direct confrontation.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her personality evolves on her 13th birthday, heightening her witchy attributes.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Although regulation is heightening visibility needs, roughly a quarter (23 percent) of executives said regulatory uncertainty is holding them back.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Central Indiana Cycling, a bicycling advocacy organization, praised the HAWK signals and other design features like raised crosswalks for enhancing safety.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions, while therapies and rehabilitations can address specific concerns, like teaching cognitive techniques or enhancing social skills to interact with others.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Sherman Phoenix board of directors has committed to strengthening leadership and accountability.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Office of Special Education is tasked with supporting and monitoring state compliance and strengthening special education services covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Deepening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepening. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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