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as in promoted
to move higher in rank or position
upgraded them to first class
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as in improved
to make better
that restaurant had better upgrade its service—and fast—if it wants to stay in business
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Recent Examples of upgraded
As the fire engulfed the property, additional support was needed and the call was upgraded to a second-alarm fire.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
In 2024, as reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Echo upgraded the hardware to allow another patient, who was bilingual, to toggle between English and Spanish.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Utopia 4-piece Bed Sheet Set This budget-friendly sheet set can instantly make your bed feel upgraded.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The firm upgraded the fast-food conglomerate to outperform from in line.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
This upgraded produce section is just one of many enhancements that are part of a $484 million capital investment at 153 remodeled stores in the Charlotte region.
—Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
The facility was upgraded to a maximum-security prison and began housing some of the state's most hardened criminals, including those transferred from other facilities.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
The upgraded Vomero 18 features the same dual-density combination of ZoomX foam and ReactX foam but enhances the rest of the shoe with wet weather materials.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors upgraded Mumby's earlier charges to vehicular homicide earlier this week following Waterman’s death.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
In 2024, as reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, Echo upgraded the hardware to allow another patient, who was bilingual, to toggle between English and Spanish.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Utopia 4-piece Bed Sheet Set This budget-friendly sheet set can instantly make your bed feel upgraded.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The firm upgraded the fast-food conglomerate to outperform from in line.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
This upgraded produce section is just one of many enhancements that are part of a $484 million capital investment at 153 remodeled stores in the Charlotte region.
—Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
The facility was upgraded to a maximum-security prison and began housing some of the state's most hardened criminals, including those transferred from other facilities.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
The upgraded Vomero 18 features the same dual-density combination of ZoomX foam and ReactX foam but enhances the rest of the shoe with wet weather materials.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors upgraded Mumby's earlier charges to vehicular homicide earlier this week following Waterman’s death.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upgraded
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Despite multiple reports from the students' parents and other employees and school families, the complaint claims, Milwaukee Public Schools leadership didn't take disciplinary actions against Kalumbula, but promoted him to acting principal of Milwaukee French Immersion School.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wash has been promoted to director of programming and original productions at Screambox, Variety has learned.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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The pro-union, NYCHA-founding leader who fought Tammany Hall and improved New York City’s public infrastructure proves there’s precedent for big social change in this town.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Postsurgery, nearly 80% of them improved their performance on the eye chart by 20 letters, and 84% of them could read letters, numbers, and words at home.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gabe Kapler was elevated to general manager of the Miami Marlins on Monday.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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While posing for photos, the couple’s joint monochrome moment both complemented and elevated their respective looks.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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The new sedan also integrates BYD’s latest Tianshen C driver-assistance suite, which adds adaptive cruise, lane-centering, and enhanced safety automation to support more comfortable long-distance driving.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 8-mm manual focusing lens has a resolution of 256 × 192 pixels, which can be enhanced to simulate 512 × 384 pixels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Upgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upgraded. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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