deepened; deepening
ˈdē-pə-niŋ 
ˈdēp-niŋ
: to make deep or deeper
: to become deeper or more profound
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Examples of deepen in a Sentence
They deepened the river so that larger boats could sail through.
Age had deepened the lines in his face.
The water deepens toward the center of the river.
Her powerful words deepened our commitment to the cause.
The vacation together deepened their relationship with each other.
The mystery was deepened by her silence.
This class will deepen your understanding of economics.
Living in the country's capital had deepened her knowledge of politics.
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Many advocates for immigrants have long-standing concerns about ICE’s tactics, and those concerns are deepening with Trump’s return to office in January.
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Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
By producing equal amounts of matter and antimatter, the experiments at RHIC and the LHC have simply deepened the mystery of the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe and why the Big Bang favored matter over antimatter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Carvajal’s season-ending injury deepened Madrid’s personnel woes (Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The prevailing view at the club now is not to make signings, as Carlo Ancelotti and his staff have long feared from talks with the board and information in the media.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Three devastating wildfires in Siskiyou County fueled his anxiety and deepened his addiction, eventually leaving him homeless.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
By producing equal amounts of matter and antimatter, the experiments at RHIC and the LHC have simply deepened the mystery of the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe and why the Big Bang favored matter over antimatter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Carvajal’s season-ending injury deepened Madrid’s personnel woes (Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The prevailing view at the club now is not to make signings, as Carlo Ancelotti and his staff have long feared from talks with the board and information in the media.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Three devastating wildfires in Siskiyou County fueled his anxiety and deepened his addiction, eventually leaving him homeless.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Deepen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deepen. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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