- present tense form of intensify (3rd person singular).
intensifies
Example Sentences
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"We are already seeing disruption and devastation from droughts and floods and we expect these impacts to increase as El Niño intensifies," said Prof Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the WMO.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But on a biological level, the loss of control that comes with bringing a baby into the world only intensifies later in life.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The move intensifies a dispute that began in January, when a Panamanian court voided CK Hutchison’s contracts to run two terminals at either end of the Panama Canal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The fact that no one made it, that it’s the creation of a machine that hallucinates in exchange for electricity, only intensifies the sick, empty feeling the track leaves behind.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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
