intensify
verb (used with object)
to make intense or more intense.
intensified
Example Sentences
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Speculation about an additional hike intensified this week after an unexpectedly firm inflation report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
At the heart of the legal argument is an attribution study published in a journal belonging to the Nature group, which estimates that climate change intensified the extreme rainfall in 2024 by 12 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Nasdaq futures fell sharply as a selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks intensified amid heightened fears of Chinese competition, while a fall in oil prices and safe-haven demand provided some relief for Treasury yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Sunday that he backed Trump's call for the ceasefire, but warned that Moscow had intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the weekend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The debate over assumption, which followed on the heels of the vote on funding, only intensified the sense of betrayal and made matters worse.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
