- past participle of strengthen.
- past tense form of strengthen.
strengthened
Example Sentences
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And the way they've strengthened brilliantly states the league isn't their only objective this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The inflows were prompted by a relatively strong earnings backdrop, by AI-earnings-driven expansion and by the relatively benign inflation data released recently that strengthened the case for Fed resistance to tightening.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The government said the National Planning Policy Framework, which was updated yesterday, included a "strengthened approach to intentional unauthorised development".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday that El Niño has strengthened in the past month, and there’s about a seven-in-10 chance it will be the strongest such pattern since 1950.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Outrage in Rome Mark Antony expected the Romans to see that his actions strengthened his master plan for successfully ruling the east on Rome’s behalf.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
