Deepens

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

JR: It just kind of deepens the well that you draw from as a person, as all life experience does, I think. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Guilbert did about the Saracens) this expression deepens into something positively savage, and he looks, and can perhaps sometimes be, a relentless enemy. ❋ L. March Phillipps (N/A)

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. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

Every surrendering to this holy embrace deepens our heart and sharpens our spears. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

What's good for them (a $10 trillion bailout) costs us jobs and public services, and deepens the public debt. ❋ Les Leopold (2010)

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 (2011)

At very least, entertaining the idea of qi introduces the notion of as-yet-undefined forces into the nuts-and-bolts way we look at the world -- a view limited both by our senses and by the accepted truths of the day -- and thereby deepens our experience of what it is to be alive. ❋ Arthur Rosenfeld (2010)

Housewives is still a draw, though far from its creative prime — I finally broke up with it last season, for the first time unable to make it to the season finale — and setting an end date before the decline deepens is both wise and charitable for all involved. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Stop motion already has an element of solidity that CGI lacks, and putting it in 3D only deepens that immersion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the sovereign debt crisis deepens, the world could face a recession again, hitting trade. ❋ Patricia Kowsmann (2011)

If Europe's sovereign-debt crisis deepens, however, it is possible that Germany, as the bloc's paymaster, could make treaty changes a condition of any further aid. ❋ Charles Forelle (2010)

Not obstacles like unions, but like restrictive internet policies that don't support innovation, and like aging technology in schools that only deepens the socioeconomic divide. ❋ Carolyn Foote (2010)

As the austerity drive deepens, the deflationary impact of these job cuts will undermine private sector employment growth. ❋ Marshall Auerback (2011)

Our business Notebook incorrectly suggested in an item about Highland Gold Mystery of Russian sale deepens, October 14, page 21 that the company wrongly thought it enjoyed full ownership over a Russian mine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Deepen is [the best] in [the world]. ❋ Gastronomous (2008)

Bro 1: *[spying] [on bro] 2 and him kissing [his girl]* omg he's deepening the kiss ❋ NO NAMES ARE AVAILABLE (2022)

Deepen is [a cute] [guy] with [great personality] ❋ Hindu Discovery (2021)