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as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court
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as in hill
an area of high ground
Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park
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Recent Examples of elevation
Rain will turn to snow in the Sierra Nevada, heavy in areas south of Interstate 80 and Highway 50, and at elevations above 6,500 feet, Shoemaker said.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Guo set off from the Mexican border on April 21, blitzing through the heat of New Mexico to arrive at the high-elevation San Juans of southwest Colorado in mid-May, when they were still covered in snow.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
The Giants signed kicker Jude McAtamney to the active roster despite him having one more practice squad elevation remaining.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
For streamlined adjustments, the bed frames in our list boast remote controls to easily change the elevation at the touch of a button.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Guo set off from the Mexican border on April 21, blitzing through the heat of New Mexico to arrive at the high-elevation San Juans of southwest Colorado in mid-May, when they were still covered in snow.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
The Giants signed kicker Jude McAtamney to the active roster despite him having one more practice squad elevation remaining.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
For streamlined adjustments, the bed frames in our list boast remote controls to easily change the elevation at the touch of a button.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elevation
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Now, after the window has closed and there is more stability in the squad, Cifuentes hopes his side can settle down and mount a consistent challenge for promotion.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grace’s sudden promotion creates many job openings in the new administration, chief among them her old gig.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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The kitchen, designed by ArcLinea of Milan, is fully kitted out with top-tier appliances, an 80-bottle wine fridge, a second fireplace, and a sunny breakfast room overlooking the rolling hills.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.—
Anita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, though, the popularity of the celebs-on-a-yacht genre has reached new heights.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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As traders try to assess whether the trade spat will escalate, stocks are fluctuating and pausing their months-long ascent.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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During this past decade of decline for the UK and the US, China has been making a sharp ascent on the rankings, climbing from 94th place in 2015 to 64th in 2025, gaining visa-free access to 37 more destinations in that time.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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And the right-hander was outstanding on the mound as well.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani took the mound to start against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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After liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 27, the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, but an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The event marked an important milestone in developing low-altitude transportation for regional travel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Private investments in nuclear energy have also soared within the last year, with major tech companies including Google, Meta, and Amazon racing to secure enough power for their AI advancements.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meta said this partnership is the latest step in bringing technological advancements from the world of AI to Formula 1 and its global fan base.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The model suggested that ice from Antarctica alone — before any additions from Greenland, mountain glaciers or thermal expansion — could raise the seas by more than a meter by 2100.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The director continues to drum up the suspense when, after a Hollywood-style car chase that’s perfectly executed, the clan arrives at Iman’s childhood home in the mountains, where things definitely take a turn into thriller territory and several guns come back into play.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Elevation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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