AGGRANDIZES Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

aggrandizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of aggrandize

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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Beni Rugs’ founders Robert Wright and Tiberio Lobo-Navia decided to integrate this into their latest collection, Chelsea, which elevates their product to true, slow luxury status.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Moonbug executives know that this will be a pivotal moment for the franchise, one that elevates it in a way that nothing has before.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

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If Skydance increases spending on content, that could push its competitors to also invest more, Laurent Yoon, senior analyst at the research and brokerage firm Bernstein, told me.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Though this increases the X-Y dimensions, Apple worked closely with the system team to ensure the phones' internals could support this slightly larger package.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

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Mega Live events, which app users can register for in advance, are often 12 hours long, and Kelly said that 24-hour Lives can produce five times the GMV of a 12-hour Live, as the algorithm promotes a stream more dedicatedly the longer it’s been on.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Homeland Security devoted $20 million to the campaign, which critics say promotes Trump’s political message rather than helping the public access government services.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Even without their local ties, Gash are a shoe-in at Eaux Claires, the Wisconsin music festival founded by Justin Vernon that expands on the experimental curiosity and unhurried approach at the heart of Bon Iver’s latter career.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The presentation comes as Netflix separately expands its AI ambitions, including its acquisition of Ben Affleck’s filmmaking technology company InterPositive.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expands

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Using this strategy, our team found that skeletal muscle memory accelerates muscle growth.

— Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Communities are being asked to do more with less as climate change accelerates, and the skills needed to care for these places are being lost.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Flax seed extract, another key ingredient in the formula, boosts the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels to keep it hydrated.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
This slow-release organic fertilizer boosts soil structure, improves water retention in sandy soils, and prevents erosion and runoff in heavy rains.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

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