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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
Supporting himself with a job at a hotel, Gardin served as an informal assistant to Willy Ronis, a photojournalist who elevated emotional truth over Henri Cartier-Bresson’s near-surreal geometric perfection.
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Teams can elevate no more than two players for a game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Konvitz specializes in structuring and arranging financing, packaging, negotiating distribution, and crafting marketing and sales strategies for independent features, helping to elevate emerging and established filmmakers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Sending so many youngsters out on loan weakened the under-21s and meant that a lot of the best under-18s were elevated to the higher age group.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Teams can elevate no more than two players for a game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Konvitz specializes in structuring and arranging financing, packaging, negotiating distribution, and crafting marketing and sales strategies for independent features, helping to elevate emerging and established filmmakers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Sending so many youngsters out on loan weakened the under-21s and meant that a lot of the best under-18s were elevated to the higher age group.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elevate
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Looking ahead Asked what excites him most, Bronson points to the combination of scale, culture, and ambition.—
Steven Norton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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What kind of future projects excite you?—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro Just like the original Roborock Qrevo Curv that debuted at last year’s IFA, the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Pro has wheels that can lift the robot's chassis high enough to clear obstacles and thresholds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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The commercial arm has helped the players union become one of the most in-demand player collectives in sports, with merchandise sales projected to lift 115% this year (year-over-year).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This team is once again dealing with turnover at offensive coordinator, with Kevin Patullo promoted over the offseason to replace Kellen Moore, who is now head coach of the Saints.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 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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The deal, brokered after a standoff between state and county officials resulting from a disagreement over whether to raise assessments this year, means homeowners will see a nearly 7% increase above their 2024 property valuation.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Bundy family said information about the object removed from Ryan Bundy’s arm could raise more questions in the incident.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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The three new watch models boast upgraded health features, fast charging, longer battery lives and a variety of finishes, styles and price points.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The team brought in Scourton, Umanmielen, Ransom, Patrick Jones, Turk Wharton, Bobby Brown and Tre’von Moehrig this offseason to greatly upgrade the group.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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