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ennobled

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verb

past tense of ennoble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennobled
Adjective
  • Useful and beneficial as coca may be both as food and medicine, such physical properties alone cannot account for its exalted place in the spiritual life of those living in the Andes today, not to mention all the cultures and civilizations that came before them.
    Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, the most exalted goal of artificial intelligence has been the creation of an artificial general intelligence, or AGI, capable of matching or even outperforming human beings on any intellectual task.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2023
Verb
  • Ennis was elevated to full champion status in November 2023 when the sanctioning body stripped Terence Crawford of the belt not long after Crawford unified the welterweight titles with a win over Errol Spence Jr.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While his draft stock elevated, the Cowboys kept losing games.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But even if Van Hollen’s motivation for going to El Salvador was less than noble, the truth is there are things more important than the political fight of the day.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The coat of arms above serves as the door for the ‘most noble, most loyal, most valiant and always loyal’.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In a magnanimous gesture, Monet allowed Ernest, Alice and their six children to move in with him, his wife and their two sons in Vétheuil, northwest of Paris.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
  • As the sun harmonizes with magnanimous Jupiter, optimism attracts opulence!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In a sublime moment of selflessness, the two great leaders nobly transcended their differences and chose the path of peace and reconciliation.
    Made by History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Not just the moments of sublime beauty, time with my thoughts, and endless conversation, but also the difficulty, the chaos, the opportunity to peel back yet another layer of my humanness and examine what lay beneath.
    Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Ennobled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennobled. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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