intensifies

VERB

make more forceful, severe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to aggravate boost build up deepen enhance escalate exacerbate heat up heighten increase quicken raise redouble reinforce set off sharpen step up strengthen

STRONG

accent accentuate aggrandize augment brighten concentrate darken emphasize exalt lighten magnify point rise rouse spike stress whet

WEAK

add fuel beef up intensate pour it on tone up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish discourage dull halt help hinder hurt lessen lower reduce slow soften soothe subtract undermine weaken

STRONG

debase degrade depress play down upset

WEAK

calm

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intensifies

If competition among AI companies intensifies, watch for financial pressure on Anthropic to mount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Seeking volunteers lets companies avoid the optics of a surprise mega-layoff, especially as the public backlash to AI intensifies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

As the debate over their merits intensifies, the data centre rollout continues.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

As dry conditions develop elsewhere, fire activity intensifies in the central and eastern Amazon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

A murmuring intensifies, the room buzzing like a beehive poked with a stick.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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