intensifying
- present participle of intensify.
Example Sentences
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As well as strong sunshine, dry soil is intensifying the heat - the coastal Northeast has been in drought this year.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
The firm noted that Tesla’s volumes in the first half of 2026 were down 14.6% “amid intensifying competition and fewer products to sell.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
That could expose the shares to intensifying selling pressure in the days and weeks before the lockups are lifted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
These numbers make Idaho a clear test of how national rhetoric and intensifying immigration enforcement track with public sentiment in places that have the most to lose.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Isa made her way to Castleman’s to buy bread for the next day’s dinner, fighting the intensifying wind the whole way.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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