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Steepened | Steepening | Steepen | Steepens

Steepened meaning

simple past and past participle of steepen

Using Steepened

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of steepen
  • In the example corpus, steepened often appears in combinations such as: has steepened.

Context around Steepened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

curve 1× problems 1×

Sentence patterns with Steepened

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bottlenecks have steepened a price 1× curve has steepened 1× socioeconomic problems steepened during periods 1× the curve steepened around 33 1× uplift has steepened the stream 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among urban workers 1× in one way 1× pipeline bottlenecks have 1× this uplift has 1× us 10 year 1×

Common sentence endings:

crude this year 1× curve has steepened 1× for present conditions 1× in a decade 1× of industrial depression 1×

Words around Steepened

Just before it in the word index:

steepen 4 steeped 201 steep 1.086 steenwijk 2 steenson 5 steensel 4

Just after it in the word index:

steepening 11 steepens 2 steeper 129 steepest 59 steephill 4 steeping 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Steepened

  • In this selection, "steepened" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, curve and problems stand out and add context to how "steepened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bottlenecks have steepened a price and curve has steepened. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "steepened" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with steepened

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Among urban workers, socioeconomic problems steepened during periods of industrial depression. (11 words)

Pipeline bottlenecks have steepened a price discount for Western Canadian heavy crude this year. (14 words)

US 10-year yields are now up 5 bps to 2.92% and the curve has steepened. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

This uplift has steepened the stream gradient of the Colorado River and its tributaries, which in turn has increased their speed and thus their ability to cut through rock (see the elevation summary of the Colorado River for present conditions). (40 words)

In one way, betting on a steeper 2s/10s yield curve indicates funds are hoping the trend of recent weeks continues – the curve steepened around 33 basis points in March, the biggest monthly steepening in a decade. (37 words)

US 10-year yields are now up 5 bps to 2.92% and the curve has steepened. (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

In one way, betting on a steeper 2s/10s yield curve indicates funds are hoping the trend of recent weeks continues – the curve steepened around 33 basis points in March, the biggest monthly steepening in a decade.

Pipeline bottlenecks have steepened a price discount for Western Canadian heavy crude this year.

US 10-year yields are now up 5 bps to 2.92% and the curve has steepened.

Among urban workers, socioeconomic problems steepened during periods of industrial depression.

This uplift has steepened the stream gradient of the Colorado River and its tributaries, which in turn has increased their speed and thus their ability to cut through rock (see the elevation summary of the Colorado River for present conditions).

Common combinations with steepened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "steepened" in a sentence?
An example: "In one way, betting on a steeper 2s/10s yield curve indicates funds are hoping the trend of recent weeks continues – the curve steepened around 33 basis points in March, the biggest monthly steepening in a decade." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "steepened" from authentic English texts.
What does "steepened" mean?
Steepened means: simple past and past participle of steepen
How many example sentences with "steepened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "steepened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.