exacerbate

Example Sentences

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Not only that, many refrigerants produce highly potent greenhouse gases, which threaten to exacerbate climate change.

From BBC

That wouldn’t prevent “carbon leakage”—the relocation of industrial activity to avoid regulation—but exacerbate it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cronin said earlier in the week that Booker sprained his ankle in practice, an injury the big man appeared to exacerbate against Arizona State on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the traders who spoke with MarketWatch said the fact that Friday was a major options expiration could have exacerbated the volatility.

From MarketWatch

These failures exist in a loop too, exacerbating the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal