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                    as in increased
                                                
              
          
                                                      being at a higher level than average                                       
              
                             due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in elevated
                                                
              
          
                                                      being positioned above a surface                                       
              
                             directed the filming of the movie's battle scene from a raised platform                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in standing
                                                
              
          
                                                      rising straight up                                       
              
                             the 63 Braille characters are made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a matrix                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in lifted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move from a lower to a higher place or position                                       
              
                             he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they had been to his show before                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in fostered
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring to maturity through care and education                                       
              
                             since she was only two when her mother died, the girl was raised mainly by her aunt                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in provoked
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring (something volatile or intense) into being                                       
              
                             a proposal to cover the library's red brick with vinyl siding raised a mighty ruckus with those favoring historical preservation                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in elicited
                                                
              
          
                                                      to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)                                       
              
                             the lawsuit raised old resentments that had never been completely extinguished                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in erected
                                                
              
          
                                                      to fix in an upright position                                       
              
                             the mattress will fit into the moving truck only if we raise it on its side                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in built
                                                
              
          
                                                      to form by putting together parts or materials                                       
              
                             raised a memorial on the site of the historic event                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in grew
                                                
              
          
                                                      to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care                                       
              
                             raises ducks, geese, and other exotic fowl ultimately destined for the dinner table                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in expanded
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make greater in size, amount, or number                                       
              
                             the multiplex raised the ticket price                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in promoted
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move higher in rank or position                                       
              
                             he was recently raised to lieutenant in the fire department                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in introduced
                                                
              
          
                                                      to present or bring forward for discussion                                       
              
                             one member of the tour raised the subject of appropriate attire for visits to sacred sites in the Holy Land                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in voiced
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)                                       
              
                             too afraid to raise an objection                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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