- present tense form of intensify (3rd person singular).
intensifies
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As dry conditions develop elsewhere, fire activity intensifies in the central and eastern Amazon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in Central Africa and an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern intensifies, a new study said on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It kind of intensifies a general feeling of lack of stability," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Measuring tape and thermometer,” he told himself, “chalk for an outline; perhaps the cold intensifies at night? Everything is worse,” he said, looking at Eleanor, “if you think something is looking at you.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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