- present participle of strengthen.
strengthening
Example Sentences
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The yen’s U-turn continued Monday in Asia, with the currency strengthening to a more than six-month high against the dollar as the greenback softened in holiday-thinned trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The series was also a valuable opportunity for England's crop of seamers to test themselves without Bell leading the attack, another area of their squad that needed strengthening.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The relationship also remained after the researchers accounted for phenylalanine and other related factors, strengthening the possibility that tyrosine itself may have an independent connection to aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Global Stack Chief Executive Dan Kang said the goal was strengthening the state’s emergency response capabilities while helping fairgrounds financially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the 193os, America was infatuated with the pseudoscience of eugenics and its promise of strengthening the human race by culling the “unfit” from the genetic pool.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
