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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Both sides have been intensifying their campaigns in recent weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Officials said El Niño and heat waves caused the recent falloff in rain, but added that drought conditions have been intensifying the past four years and gradually lowering reservoir levels.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 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
But the company’s global ambitions have hit a potential roadblock in Central Europe, where tensions have been intensifying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
