1
as in improves
to make better
some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house
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as in intensifies
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes
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as in sweetens
to make more desirable
leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan
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Recent Examples of enhances
The combination of the suite’s ECM capabilities with the launcher’s decoy system enhances the ship’s defense capabilities against different threats.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The old-fashioned furnishings provide storage and display space that enhances the bathroom's utility.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
This enhances staff efficiency, focusing their efforts on critical tasks, ensuring only authorized access to sensitive areas.
—Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For youth, this approach enhances engagement, improves retention of information, and nurtures a lifelong interest in nature and science.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
This exclusivity enhances the desirability of these products and immerses consumers into identity shaping communities.
—Rafael Schwarz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This automation eliminates inefficiencies, accelerates insight generation and enhances data accuracy, allowing researchers to focus on strategic analysis.
—Rick Kelly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Ambient IoT tags can be attached to individual products to track their location and condition from warehouse to store shelf, which reduces shrinkage, improves stock accuracy, and enhances customer satisfaction by ensuring product availability.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Espresso powder adds a level of richness that enhances the chocolate and balances the sweetness.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The old-fashioned furnishings provide storage and display space that enhances the bathroom's utility.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
This enhances staff efficiency, focusing their efforts on critical tasks, ensuring only authorized access to sensitive areas.
—Chris Ciabarra, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
For youth, this approach enhances engagement, improves retention of information, and nurtures a lifelong interest in nature and science.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
This exclusivity enhances the desirability of these products and immerses consumers into identity shaping communities.
—Rafael Schwarz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This automation eliminates inefficiencies, accelerates insight generation and enhances data accuracy, allowing researchers to focus on strategic analysis.
—Rick Kelly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Ambient IoT tags can be attached to individual products to track their location and condition from warehouse to store shelf, which reduces shrinkage, improves stock accuracy, and enhances customer satisfaction by ensuring product availability.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Espresso powder adds a level of richness that enhances the chocolate and balances the sweetness.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhances
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The facility will also benefit from a hybrid workforce combining robots and humans, which improves flexibility, speed, precision, and overall production efficiency.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2025
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For them, Apple Intelligence is still something new, something that improves their iPad/iPhone/Mac experience from two years ago.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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What to Know The latest funding threat comes as the administration intensifies its oversight of academic institutions.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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As climate change intensifies large-scale wildfires in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the invisible work of scientists becomes even more critical to the protection of public lands, Townsend says.—
Dua Anjum,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The latest development heightens tensions between Lamont and lawmakers, who have battled over spending controls and growing needs in core public services.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The sun joining Neptune heightens your intuition tenfold.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Intimacy deepens slowly over time, beginning with more superficial details, then progressing to personal attitudes and eventually leading to deeper emotions and experiences.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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As the collection progresses, the palette deepens to moss greens and midnight blues, with textures enriches from playful sheerness to substantial leather and Mongolian shearling.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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As Harvard Business Review notes, leaders who regularly reflect on their experiences gain self-awareness, which strengthens decision-making and leadership effectiveness.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea’s more identifiable structure strengthens them in possession and in defensive transition, which was Mauricio Pochettino’s big weakness as Maresca’s 2023-24 predecessor.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Enhances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enhances. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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