The oceans are currently absorbing about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere annually and are becoming more acidic as a result, leading to concerns about intensifying impacts on marine ecosystems.
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Intensifying
Synonyms for "intensifying" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (10)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (17)
Noun(11 words)
growingheightenheighteningincreaseincreasingmore forcefulmore persuasiverisingshuckingstrongerupping
Adjective(1 words)
informal intensifier
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15 entriesadjectivechangecommunication strategydescriptordiscourse featurediscourse strategyincreaselinguistic devicelinguisticsmodifierprocessprogressionrhetoricrhetorical devicerhetorical style
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21 entriesadjective intensificationamplificationdeepeningdeepening severityeconomic intensificationemphatic constructionescalating trendescalating workloadgrowing intensityheightened credibilityheighteningheightening riskintensifier uselexical intensificationlinguistic intensificationmilitary intensification
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Collocations
10 entriesintensifying competitionintensifying conflictintensifying debateintensifying effectintensifying effortsintensifying focusintensifying pressureintensifying researchintensifying scrutinyintensifying trend
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
8 entriesSample sentences
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Competition is intensifying.
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The ringing in Yanni's ears was intensifying.
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The move has sparked alarm and is intensifying efforts to slash energy consumption and find alternatives.
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