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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrandized
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Still, the major averages ended last week with solid gains — keeping market valuations elevated.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Jimmy Butler is a six-time NBA All-Star, five-time All-NBA and five-time All-Defensive team selection and a perennial two-way wing who has elevated every franchise he's played for over his 14-year NBA career.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a survey from brokerage firm Evercore ISI conducted last year, ChatGPT respondents saying ChatGPT was their top search provider increased to 5% from 1% four months prior.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Warming trends delay first freeze in US Fall days that are unusually warm have increased in 238 cities, or 98% of the 243 cities that were examined by Climate Central.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to Bloomberg, Binance wrote the basic code to power World Liberty’s stablecoin, USD1, and has promoted the coin to its 280 million users around the globe.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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White can’t be listed as an emergency third QB on Sunday unless he is promoted to the 53-man roster.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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While oral arguments are typically constrained to an hour—30 minutes for each side—the high court on Thursday ordered that the hearings will be expanded to 80 minutes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Acquisitions and investments have expanded BHP’s copper operations by nearly 30% in three years and set it up to become one of the world’s largest producers of potash.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, improved biodetection and biodefense technologies, accelerated by genome writing efforts, will enhance global health while better protecting us from the next outbreak or pandemic.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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But if anything, the restrictions only accelerated his activism.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.—
Margaret Buranen,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The dress included thin halter straps and a plunging, sweetheart neckline, with sheer fabric at the waist and skirt augmented by floral embroidery.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Regular exercise has eased her joint pain, boosted her energy and helped protect her bone health through menopause.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cooler-than-expected inflation data boosted investor optimism that the Fed will keep cutting rates to help the economy.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her ticket matched four white balls in the drawing, winning her a $50,000 prize that was multiplied to $100,000 because of the Power Play option.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Pew analysis uses the refined divorce rate, which is the number of divorces divided by the number of married women ages 15 and older, multiplied by 1,000, rather than the overall divorce rate, which measures divorces per 1,000 women regardless of their marital status.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Aggrandized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrandized. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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