intensify
verb (used with object)
to make intense or more intense.
intensifying
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present participleof intensify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It’s no doubt a concession to the intensifying public narrative that no one likes what Netflix has to offer these days.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
In commodity markets, Hayes opines, “high prices cure high prices,” meaning that the huge margins that were on offer for the chip makers will evaporate because of the intensifying competition for cheaper suppliers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
El Nino will continue intensifying until a December peak, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
What if AI didn’t need more—more chips, more energy, more resources—to meet the intensifying demand for computing power?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The new, hard problem will be to cope with the dawning, intensifying realization of just how interlocked we are.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
