Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
deepen .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a process of becoming deeper and more profound
- adjective accumulating and becoming more intense
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Examples
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BLITZER: President Obama on what he calls a deepening recession and a continuing disaster for many Americans.
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BASH: Republicans who think Mr. Bush is flat wrong to send more troops into what they call a deepening civil war.
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Republicans who think Mr. Bush is flat wrong to send more troops into what they call a deepening civil war ...
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BASH: Republicans who think Mr. Bush is flat wrong to send more troops into what they call a deepening civil war.
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BASH: Republicans who think Mr. Bush is flat wrong to send more troops into what they call a deepening civil war.
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BASH: Republicans who think Mr. Bush is flat wrong to send more troops into what they call a deepening civil war.
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But it seems there are fewer customers walking through his business 'doors these days, due to what he characterized as a deepening recession.
unknown title 2009
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President's failed Iran engagement instead resulted in deepening bilateral ties with Israel.
Sigurd Neubauer: How President Obama Grew to Become Israel's Best Friend Sigurd Neubauer 2010
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Those sermons also have played a HUGE role in deepening the racial divide that remains in this country.
Indiana and North Carolina: Where basketball and politics meet 2008
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The Ontario government and other anti-poverty agencies confirm that low wages is a key factor to families living in deepening poverty.
The Privileged and the Impoverished: Now One and the Same? : Law is Cool 2008
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