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elevate

[el-uh-veyt, el-uh-veyt, -vit] / ˈɛl əˌveɪt, ˈɛl əˌveɪt, -vɪt /




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We can teach history honestly, elevate civics, vote, serve, listen and continue believing, as Lincoln urged us, in the better angels of our nature.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

"The commitment to elevate some of these historic international tournaments and national opens is incredibly important for the game," the Northern Irishman said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

They underestimate AI’s ability to elevate motivated workers at every level.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

At U.S. gas stations, there’s seasonally higher demand for gas during summer, which tends to elevate prices.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

The answer was to make the roads and sidewalks out of wood and elevate them above the waterline, in some places by several feet.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

While it’s still a sitcom, the show embraces sci-fi and elevates a quartet of supporting characters from “The Big Bang Theory” for a crazy multiverse ride with callbacks to the original series.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The Ocean of Peace alliance elevates Fiji to one of Australia's few treaty allies and binds each nation to come to the other's "mutual defence".

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

A little salty, a little sweet, packed with the kind of umami flavor that takes any dish to the next level, and elevates a flavor profile to make you feel like a pro.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Jackson fired back that Barrett’s approach actually aggrandizes the role of the court and elevates it over Congress.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Vermeer’s mastery of light’s expressive qualities elevates his concern for the reality of appearance to the level of poetry and subsumes its visual and symbolic possibilities.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Another study found that men and women with elevated heart disease risk developed an influx of inflammatory cells in the heart after experiencing mild sleep restriction.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Disraeli became their leader and would twice be named prime minister before Queen Victoria elevated him to the peerage as Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The firm reported water use was "significantly higher" than normal, with demand elevated for longer each day and into the night during recent hot weather - the second heatwave of the summer.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

That comes on top of elevated mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

“Or an L, elevated trains like in Chicago,” Jay tells a skeptical Kelvin.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“You can then elevate the vocal without elevating everything else.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

The squad has won four matches in a row, elevating it for the first time in four decades to the competition’s round of 16.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

"You are elevating things that I would interpret as good for you, and you're recovering very quickly".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Bilton received a difficult reception after Weiss installed him as the leader of “60 Minutes,” immediately elevating the author, documentary producer and former columnist into one of the most prestigious positions in television news.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

By doing so, Octavian was elevating himself almost to the level of emperor.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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