intensify
verb (used with object)
to make intense or more intense.
have been intensifying
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present perfect progressiveof intensify.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The prospect of fame magnifies pathologies that have been intensifying over time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School, believes that stores have been intensifying sales to get shoppers to buy.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Talks between London and Brussels have been intensifying in a bid to reach agreement but as yet there has been no breakthrough.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
Calls for this boycott have been intensifying, but the defensive retorts from journalists have been just as intense.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2018
“We have been intensifying our efforts in and around Mosul,” said Col.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2016
