ENRICHMENT Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

enrichment

noun

Definition of enrichment

as in enhancement

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Recent Examples of enrichment The access points to the below-ground enrichment halls have not been repaired. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Backyard ideas for dogs that add enrichment Physical outlets matter, but mental ones matter just as much. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 During the daily enrichment programs, open to visitors, staff show how to encourage natural behaviors among the animals. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 The uranium used in nuclear fuel undergoes an enrichment process to increase the levels of the more radioactive U-235 form. — Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2026 The key difference lies in the process for converting the fissile material to be bomb usable (chemical reprocessing in the case of plutonium, rather than enrichment, which can be done covertly and in small batches). — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 According to a Gallup poll, roughly 30 million American youth attended summer enrichment programs in 2024, which includes day camps, summer schools and sleepaway camps. — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 Customer commitments and other non-debt financing would provide additional support as Centrus works to restore large-scale uranium enrichment capacity in the United States. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

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Last May, the president issued an executive order meant to limit and track all research that involves the potential enhancement of dangerous pathogens.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The enhancement suite removes crosstalk, denoises and balances voice levels across speakers within seconds rather than the hours a human audio engineer would typically spend working soundboard faders by hand.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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Additionally, some home improvement stores, such as Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Ace Hardware, have collection sites, relieving the pressure of trying to completely dispose of a flag at home.

— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
The results showed continuous improvement in math, English language arts, science, civics and history for Miami-Dade.

— Austin Horn July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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