- present tense form of intensify (3rd person singular).
intensifies
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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
El Nino is associated with higher global temperatures, and a stronger cycle intensifies the extreme weather patterns it brings to different regions, like drought or heavy rain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“To speak of the curse only intensifies the curse.”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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