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as in elevates
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 increases
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 aggrandizes
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Myers takes what could easily become an underwhelming topic and elevates it to a song of yearning, expectant romance.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Using quality rum and real sugar elevates the experience.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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If your state does impose sales tax on precious metals, the tax is typically collected at the time of purchase and increases your upfront cost.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In many cases, our presence only increases the likelihood of violence or other negative outcomes.—
Diane Goldstein,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Whereas reading on a tablet exposes your body to sleep-disrupting blue light, this reading light has a 670 nanometer red light bulb that actually promotes natural melatonin production.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Sugar promotes inflammation in the body and saturated fat boosts serum cholesterol.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Sea to Summit Frontier Ultralight 5-piece Cook Set This ultralight collapsible cook set packs down small but expands into a legit camp kitchen.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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That number will likely rise dramatically as Blue Ribbon Elite expands to more campuses.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Tu B’Shvat dignifies these seasons.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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AlphaFold considerably accelerates that process.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Microsoft Touchscreen Laptop Deal The Microsoft Surface laptop accelerates productivity by packing a 12-core Snapdragon X Elite processor with a rapid NPU for native AI acceleration.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Designed to ensure traceability, reliability and governability, Hivemind operates within clear command frameworks and augments human decision-makers, rather than replacing them, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Nov. 2025
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Fracking involves injecting fluid down a well at high pressures, which cracks the subsurface, and the horizontal drilling augments the area of cracking.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
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While injectable GLP-1s work by suppressing appetite, this new treatment boosts metabolism in the muscles.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Europe’s smallest mainstream automaker Renault is Europe’s smallest mainstream automaker and does not sell vehicles in China or the United States – the world’s two biggest car markets – so the Ford partnership boosts its manufacturing scale to lower costs.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Aggrandizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrandizes. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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