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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deepen.

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Examples

  • The titular dilemma deepens throughout-with minimal change in cadence, slang, or vocabulary-the group's conversational flow slowly morphing into a kind of stoned, post-structuralist Marx Brothers routine.

    Cokemachineglow.com 2010

  • JR: It just kind of deepens the well that you draw from as a person, as all life experience does, I think.

    Buzzine » Julia Roberts & Clive Owen 2009

  • Guilbert did about the Saracens) this expression deepens into something positively savage, and he looks, and can perhaps sometimes be, a relentless enemy.

    With Rimington L. March Phillipps

  • As a result, too many voters feel that laws are written for the rich and powerful, not for the average citizen, a prospect that only deepens their alienation from their own government.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Every surrendering to this holy embrace deepens our heart and sharpens our spears.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • As a result, too many voters feel that laws are written for the rich and powerful, not for the average citizen, a prospect that only deepens their alienation from their own government.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • As a result, too many voters feel that laws are written for the rich and powerful, not for the average citizen, a prospect that only deepens their alienation from their own government.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • If the sovereign debt crisis deepens, the world could face a recession again, hitting trade.

    Portugal Gets Endorsement for Bailout Plan Patricia Kowsmann 2011

  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Tempers boil over as town runs out of water while drought deepens in TX; Devastating famine spreads in East Africa; New rules for heavy trucks; Japanese officials withheld radiation information from residents; PLUS: Al Gore calls 'BULLSH**T!'

    Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - August 9, 2011 Brad Friedman 2011

  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Tempers boil over as town runs out of water while drought deepens in TX; Devastating famine spreads in East Africa; New rules for heavy trucks; Japanese officials withheld radiation information from residents; PLUS: Al Gore calls 'BULLSH**T!'

    Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - August 9, 2011 Brad Friedman 2011

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