- past participle of strengthen.
- past tense form of strengthen.
strengthened
Example Sentences
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Plus, economists foresee stubborn inflation with strengthened growth and employment, while the U.S. and Iran reckon with shrinking options to end the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A few days later, a weak U.S. jobs report further strengthened the yen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The biodiversity of the beaver population will be strengthened with more animals being released, while the trust works with landowners to restore the creatures' habitat.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The policy was only strengthened further by subsequent administrations, fearing a new international standard for targeted killings could result in unintended consequences in the halls of Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
His confidence in Lawrence’s administrative and scientific abilities, which dated from their very first meeting, had only been strengthened by the success of the electromagnetic separation process.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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