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densify

[den-suh-fahy] / ˈdɛn səˌfaɪ /






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“As the urban unincorporated area has continued to densify, we’ve looked at ourselves and said, ‘Oh wow, there’s several hundred thousand people here in the urban unincorporated area,’” he said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2022

Jacquet explained that, during the 14th and 15th centuries, the city began to densify, and buildings began to multiply, particularly in the Vieux Lyon neighborhood, which abuts the River Saône.

From Washington Post May 20, 2022

We’ve done better on the device side, but with infrastructure, you have to densify the network.

From The Verge Jan. 11, 2022

The former dean of the architecture school, Jean-Claude Marsan, argued for the university to densify its existing campus rather than build a second one, out of fears the new campus wouldn’t be economically viable.

From The Guardian Sep. 26, 2019

"You should be able to make ball bearings by molding, then densify them by electroplating."

From Junior Achievement by Schoenherr, John

“They want to be socially distanced, but they can’t, because we’re not allowed to reduce capacity because of COVID. We are required to teach in fully densified classrooms.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2021

The densified propellant “provides greater propellant margin for increased reliability,” the company said in a statement.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2018

But densified wood tends to weaken and spring back toward its original size and shape, especially in humid conditions.

From Scientific American Feb. 7, 2018

A five-layer, plywoodlike sandwich of densified wood stopped simulated bullets fired into the material—a result Hu and his colleagues suggest could lead to low-cost armor.

From Scientific American Feb. 7, 2018

It densified to a ruddy fog as it caught the glow of the evening sun, and finally settled upon the valley.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell

“It’s kind of a losing battle, especially when you keep densifying your chips,” said Tearse.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

“Because we’re simply drying, densifying, and encapsulating, it doesn’t need to be a particular ash content or heating level or anything like that.”

From Salon Jul. 18, 2024

“You're talking about densifying development and putting public parking literally a foot away from critical habitat,” Gann says.

From National Geographic Dec. 7, 2023

“By enabling all of us to play an even more important role in this critical supply chain and densifying our southern network, we are accelerating sustainable, profitable growth,” Robinson said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2023

It was as though the gradual densifying of this belt of woodland country had culminated upon the hill.

From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston




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