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being positioned above a surface directed the filming of the movie's battle scene from a raised platform

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past tense of raise
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Recent Examples of raised
Adjective
The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022
Verb
Fernandez was raised in Pittsburgh by adoptive parents, also little people, who’d met at an annual meeting of Little People of America. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025 Recently, Modern Animal raised $46 million in Series D funding, the company exclusively told Fortune. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raised
Adjective
  • For example, there are those who argue that semiannual earnings reports may put increased pressure on management to provide smaller, more frequent updates to keep investors up to date.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its studies showed no increased risk of major birth defects, miscarriage or other adverse events.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Fed is in a tricky spot, balancing a weakening labor market while inflation remains relatively elevated.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This defense looks the same — even with elevated talent — and the offense looked regressive in the opener.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Joseph substituted Toklomati before stoppage time, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • California environmental officials released guidance for soil testing in late August, but aren’t working on protocols for smoke pollution in standing homes.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • But when Allen lifted himself off the MetLife Stadium field after a run against the Jets, waved for backup Mitch Trubisky to immediately replace him, and then sprinted off the field as if he were being timed in the 40-yard dash, the four-time Pro Bowl tackle was downright scared.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The weight should be considered if the bike has to be moved by hand very often or will be lifted onto a vehicle's bike rack.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • The Second World War left Japan devastated, but the seven-year occupation that followed inevitably fostered exposure and, for some, a certain attraction to American culture.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Some were neighbors who fostered young children in need of a home, a pharmacist who selflessly served the same community for decades or a veteran who fearlessly died for her country.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In practice, that could mean a withdrawal of political cover for Israel's ongoing invasion of Gaza, which has provoked outrage among European and Arab nations as famine conditions spread.
    Gram Slattery, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The moves provoked legal challenges over First Amendment rights.
    Dan Gooding Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • While Cook’s position remains in limbo, newly confirmed Fed governor Miran has elicited concerns from Democrats over his close ties with the president.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that Lair is more than a quarter-century younger than Fos elicited a smile from the proud Korean War veteran and Logan Heights native.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • The statue was the color of a copper penny when it was erected in New York Harbor in 1886.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Raised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raised. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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