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to assign a high status or value to
the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind
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Recent Examples of ennobled
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
The entire production is ennobled by his gift for listening actively to scene partners rather than waiting for his turn to speak.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennobled
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Mars in Capricorn is operating at an exalted strength, moving forward with discipline, passion and purpose.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Lucretia’s lone, cold comfort is to deny Guiteau his exalted place in history, too, most tangibly by ensuring his book is never published.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2024, the Mustangs became the first team to go undefeated in a major conference after being elevated from the smaller ranks.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The elegant indigo wash immediately elevated the everyday style, but the relaxed fit and DIY-inspired cuff—which has been seen on everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Sabrina Carpenter—brought an effortlessly cool feel.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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By splicing pop songs and familiar meme formats into cruel detainment footage, ICE strains to attract a younger demographic, hoping to convince people that the agency is a vibrant—and trollishly funny—organization engaged in the noble work of putting away bad guys.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this case, focusing on a dress versus the altruistic work Turner is doing feels like an attempt to discredit that very noble work.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Jan. 2026
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The album is being promoted as a project that reflects the members' experiences during their break and their return to group activities.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nichols, meanwhile, joined CapitalG in 2018 as an associate and was promoted to partner just two years ago.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The magnanimous gesture at Fibrebond, a manufacturer of electrical equipment enclosures based in Minden, was made possible by Graham Walker, the manufacturer’s outgoing CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Wolf Pack were somewhat less magnanimous, turning the ball over just seven times, six of which came in the final 10 minutes when the game felt out of reach for the Broncos.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Jacob Bethell, their great batting hope amid the debris of this tour, stood tall at the SCG to compile a sublime unbeaten 142 and extend the hosts’ inconvenience into this concluding fifth Test’s last day.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ennobled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennobled. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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