strengthen
verb (used with object)
to make stronger; give strength to.
is strengthening
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present progressiveof strengthen (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“In view of increasing geopolitical unrest, DNB is strengthening its crisis preparedness,” the central bank said in a statement referring to its Dutch acronym.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
At the same time as he is strengthening Flock's safeguards, he is pitching his company's products as crucial to combatting crime and improving policing in the US.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Returning customer behavior is strengthening, and average order value is increasing,” CEO Marcus Lemonis said in a letter to shareholders.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
"Our greatest interest... is strengthening truly friendly, partnership relations. We have friends here, and they are waiting for us. Just as we await them in Belarus," he told state news agency Belta.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The last time we met you did not believe that a blockade could be established; but it has been done, and the government is strengthening it every day.
From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman
