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elevate

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




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I can’t stand all this plastic trash we elevate above the natural world.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Klopp's style helps to elevate all the members of his squad - not just the most talented.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It’s the actors, however, who elevate the material, supplying a depth of feeling where the writing offers something more general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mr. Lucas’s brand of populist revolt—which mixes high and low art in an effort to elevate the latter to the realm of the former—isn’t new.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“We’re playing a good game, but we need to elevate our effort,” he said.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

It was the first album they recorded live in the studio since the ’90s, and that aspect elevates almost every song on this record; they all feel incredibly vibrant.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Mr. Ogilvy, who was educated at Oxford and later became a chef, writes in propulsive prose that elevates this, his first book, above a simple history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

She values my success in school, but only because it elevates her social status.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

A less risky way of responding to the elevated risk of a big move is to reduce your equity allocation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The weather service is warning of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet on Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands and Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Though exports from the region have risen back to around prewar levels, security risks remain elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

This is why there are elevated odds of the market either soaring in coming months or plunging.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In this elevated position, the near-lifeless body of Abraham Lincoln became visible to the entire crowd gathered below.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

This summer’s are among the highest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, elevating the global weather phenomenon to super status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“The latest advancements in AI are elevating cybersecurity to the top of the CIO priority list,” CEO Nikesh Arora said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

He said he is elevating Matt Swanson – removed as scouting director by former general manager Perry Minasian — to oversee all of the Angels’ scouting operations: amateur, professional and international.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

"I was never about keeping people down, I was more about elevating and bringing people up around me."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

I had read some of the classic Greek plays in prison, and found them enormously elevating.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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