elevate

Confirmation can elevate the official; it cannot ratify the paper.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

“I want to just try to help elevate other guys and the playmakers that we have here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

"As we elevate everywhere else in our career, with the vocals, the music, the appearance, we also want to elevate the music videos and the dance," Douglas explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

"This study is designed to elevate the profile of aquatic deoxygenation as a global threat and show that it does not operate in isolation."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Now that I was going to wear red, white, and blue in competitions, I felt even more pressure to elevate my skills and become the best fencer I could.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Still, it’s one “Whisper Man” sequence that elevates the entire enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

What elevates Mellencamp’s song is the dual consciousness in his raspy vocal: the nagging belief in a dream that, like everything else, “just kind of came and went.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

But perhaps what elevates Pogacar to the top now is his respectful demeanour, paying tribute as he did in Paris to every one of his domestiques by name, before thanking his family.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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

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

The 10-year German Bund yield hit a 15-year high of 3.276% as eurozone bonds remained vulnerable to elevated energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

When Oleksandr Usyk vacated the IBF title and Frank Sanchez agreed to step aside, Itauma's fight with Hrgovic was elevated into a world-title contest.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Inflation has remained elevated for the sixth consecutive year, and many of Warsh’s colleagues have begun to press for interest-rate hikes to cool down price increases.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Millwrights had learnt by trial and error what worked and what did not, but rapid advance required systematic experimentation, and this only occurred after the experimental method had been elevated to a new intellectual status.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Leslie Vooris shares some recommendations for elevating your drinking experience by investing in fancy glassware.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

A major heat wave across Southern California’s interior is expected to push temperatures into the triple digits this week, further elevating the fire threat and raising concerns about health risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

In 2021, months after Citigroup appointed Fraser as CEO, JPMorgan solidified Lake and Piepszak’s status as CEO front-runners by elevating them to run its sprawling consumer-banking operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

He would certainly not call him Major; using a title would be too elevating.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie