as in to elevate
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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Several senior party and military posts were reshuffled, elevating younger loyalists.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026 -
In fact, praying to saints or ancestors elevated them above the status of mere mortals, effectively denying the singular might of God.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Efforts by the Kremlin to encourage more births had fallen flat, Sonin said, because women in Russia did not feel safe and secure, with the low birth rate direct evidence of that and effectively dispelling positive images of the country and war promoted by Russia and state-run media.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, with Henderson back in the NFL, Jones got promoted in his place at USC.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Needing a spark in their third game in three states in four nights, the Celtics did not get one from their bench, which combined to score just five points before garbage time (plus another 12 after Mazzulla lifted his starters with more than five minutes remaining).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Vitello then lifted him in favor of right-hander Tristan Beck, who served up a grand slam to Brice Turang.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Ensky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensky. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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