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as in to excite
to fill with great joy
seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table
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as in to promote
to move higher in rank or position
the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal
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as in to exalt
to assign a high status or value to
a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues
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Recent Examples of elevate
The knit crewneck sweater and midi skirt set will elevate any fall travel wardrobe, separately and together.
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
When smoke exposure was higher, more people died — and the impacts lingered, with the death rate remaining elevated for as many as three years beyond the smoke.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, stars such as music artist Lola Young and Emily Ratajkowski elevated their signature looks with heavy eye makeup and nude lipsticks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Critics did cite certain performances for elevating the material.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
When smoke exposure was higher, more people died — and the impacts lingered, with the death rate remaining elevated for as many as three years beyond the smoke.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, stars such as music artist Lola Young and Emily Ratajkowski elevated their signature looks with heavy eye makeup and nude lipsticks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Critics did cite certain performances for elevating the material.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elevate
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Where atomic clocks measure time by tracking electrons shifting between quantum states excited by a microwave oscillator, nuclear clocks turn inward, measuring transitions within the nucleus itself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mountain bikers in particular should be excited by this, as the Gateway Trail System, just outside of downtown Old Fort, is now open with a new parking area.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Girls soccer Jaydin Simpson scored the lone goal in the first half to lift Beverly (5-2-1) to a 1-0 Northeastern Conference win over Peabody.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The late offense lifted the hottest team in baseball to its eighth-straight victory.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rising pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s announcement comes as China promotes homegrown alternatives to Nvidia.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The turn of the century saw the advent of rhizobial soil inoculants for improving legume growth, with the FDA promoting such applications.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting.—
Ian Chaffee,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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While knowledge has been exalted by artists, poets, philosophers and scientists, dictatorships have been opposed not only by great humanists but also by science itself.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Other than suggesting a few corrections, Jefferson’s colleagues were elated by the text.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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And the reason this is elating to watch — in the way that a movie about the making of almost any other movie might not be — is that there’s barely any separation between the film Godard is making and what’s happening off camera.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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As he was driven away, Matthews raised a thumbs-up to the crowd, drawing an ovation from USC fans and a huddle of his Spartans teammates, who circled together in support before returning to the sideline.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Rock for First Responders benefit concert; another year of showing their support for the event, which raises money for essential equipment and mental health programs for Santa Barbara’s first responders.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, since the batteries and motor are not integrated into the frame, as is common now, those bits can be easily upgraded or easily removed from the bike altogether.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rothschild & Co Redburn upgrades Novo Nordisk to buy from neutral Rothschild & Co Redburn said shares of the biotech company are too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Work for human beings, then, is necessary and even ennobling.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Elevate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevate. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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