enthroned

verb

past tense of enthrone
as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable

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  1. elevated
  2. lifted
  3. promoted
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  • The most historic victories have come at Viejas Arena as Fisher and Dutcher elevated the program to national relevance, but many of its greatest individual moments were at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Expectations were elevated into the print, thanks to Cardinal shares closing Wednesday at a record high and its two main rivals, Cencora and McKesson , reporting better-than-expected results within the past 24 hours.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of elevated
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  • Or the season’s big reveal coming in the form of flashbacks that not only feel lifted from another, far less entertaining espionage drama, but lean on emotions the show, to the end, never actually earns.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The drug distributor also lifted its full-year profit outlook after just one quarter into its new fiscal year.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lifted
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  • Onli joined the Whitney as a curator-at-large in 2023, and she was promoted to the title of Nancy and Fred Poses Curator in 2024.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • It is being organized with Mira Anta, an audiovisual investment fund promoted by Womack’s Mira Entertainment Capital and managed by Anta Asset Management.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of promoted
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“Enthroned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthroned. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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