knighted

verb

past tense of knight
as in ennobled

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  1. ennobled
  2. commissioned
  3. improved
  4. lifted
  5. celebrated
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  • 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
  • At number 38, the extraordinary Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves—built by one Pierre Maurel, a cloth trader who was ennobled and became provincial treasurer, is worth a closer look.
    — Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
Definition of ennobled
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  • John Pasche, a student at London’s Royal College of Art who was commissioned by the band to create the logo, drew inspiration from an image of the Hindu goddess Kali that the band’s frontman, Mick Jagger, had shown him.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Apollo also commissioned an independent investigation into Black’s ties to Epstein, which did not reveal any impropriety.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of commissioned
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  • The more important questions are whether customer outcomes improved, whether employees became more effective, whether the business became more adaptable and whether new value was created because of the technology.
    — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The steaks improved with each visit, but purists may want to stick to the Japanese Wagyu.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of improved
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  • These from Kenneth Cole have a square-toe silhouette and slightly lifted sole.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Noe’s wife lifted the smaller children onto the table; the larger ones got themselves up on cupboards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
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  • This was not an average Independence Day, as the nation celebrated its milestone two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The summer after the country celebrated its 200th birthday, David Hearn paddled a canoe nicknamed the Queen Mary around the Reflecting Pool as part of an event intended to draw attention to a sport that would later lead him to Olympic glory.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
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