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exacerbating

adjective C2
  1. That exacerbates
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These sterile corporate apologies usually ring false, exacerbating the original grievance by insulting the intelligence of the affected stakeholders.
The Art of the Apology, p. 1 · C2
During the sweltering summer of 1858, an unprecedented heat wave descended upon the burgeoning metropolis of London, exacerbating an already dire environmental crisis.
The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis, p. 1 · C2

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