- present participle of strengthen.
strengthening
Example Sentences
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Banks may focus on building low-cost customer deposits and strengthening their retail customer base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Soumik Ghosh, PhD student in Fefferman's group at the University of Chicago, added, "Beyond strengthening experimental validation, advances in verification have the potential to unlock practical applications for the next generation of quantum computers."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Despite the companies’ strengthening relationship, Leaman would caution against tying Nvidia’s growth forecast too closely to a single customer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
"That strengthening parallels global warming, so it appears to be related to the warming of the planet caused by human production of fossil fuels," said Cole.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
By strengthening his forces at the places where he knew that Howe was about to attack, the master of deception made it look as though reinforcements had arrived.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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