deepen
verb (used with or without object)
have deepened
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present perfectof deepen.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The declines have deepened after SpaceX postponed a test launch of its Starship rocket and as investors anticipate a flood of shares being freed from lockup restrictions in early August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
His concerns have deepened since the EA granted the site permission to process about 10% more waste each year, around 35,000 tonnes, taking the annual limit to 382,286 tonnes.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The measures have deepened a humanitarian crisis and prompted Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to call for an “urgent” overhaul to the country’s economic model.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Worries have deepened that tech companies’ massive spending on artificial intelligence might be unsustainable, and that the richly valued AI stocks that have powered market gains might be in a bubble.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
But beneath all that murkiness and flux, some of the same forces have deepened the hidden divisions of class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
