ennobling

present participle of ennoble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ennobling Work for human beings, then, is necessary and even ennobling. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennobling
Verb
  • Further elevating her practice, Jacobs belongs to a small club of artist/aviators including Doug Wheeler and James Turrell, whose experiences of flying small aircraft have opened an inimitable perspective on atmosphere and the aesthetics of the sublime.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bipartisan support for promoting democracy abroad continued for decades after the Cold War ended.
    Time, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The early renewal was revealed Wednesday morning by series stars Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore while promoting The Paper’s launch on NBC’s Today.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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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“Ennobling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennobling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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