enskies

verb

present tense third-person singular of ensky
as in elevates
to assign a high status or value to a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself

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  1. elevates
  2. promotes
  3. lifts
  4. enshrines
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  • The victory denies Abbott a fourth term and elevates an Austin state representative who built her campaign around public education, household costs and criticism of the state's Republican leadership.
    — Blaise Gainey, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The election also elevates a number of state and gubernatorial candidates who made stricter regulation of data centers a key part of their campaigns.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of elevates
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  • Moderate exercise often promotes normal digestion and may support regular bowel movements, Matthew Hoscheit, MD, a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic, told Verywell.
    — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As such, using the same sponge on different surfaces promotes the spread of any bacteria hiding in your sponge.
    — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of promotes
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  • Their removable pads add subtle support that lifts without uncomfortable compression.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • At the end of the movie, smoke billows into the theater, the screen lifts and Endeavour itself is revealed in launch position.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of lifts
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  • Nintendo's new remake, out Thursday on the Switch 2, enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • While there are exceptions, this prevents teams from ever falling under the control of a single, external investor and enshrines supporters as stakeholders to whom, ultimately, those who make decisions are accountable.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of enshrines
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