elevate

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

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

But when the Cubs landed Tucker in a blockbuster trade with the Astros before the 2025 season, hoping he’d elevate their offense, he did just that for the first three months of the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

“We’re going to elevate the experience that we’re offering our customers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

At such moments I tried to elevate myself.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

It then sidles up to a smaller U.S. government jet and elevates its container once again, presumably letting Trump board unnoticed.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 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

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

It is this backdrop, this history of acrimony, that elevates this encounter above those other semi-finals.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

With the two at loggerheads, analysts warned that the crisis could drag on, keeping oil prices elevated and putting pressure on inflation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The results show that dormant viruses can reactivate frequently in people who appear to have functioning immune systems during severe illness, particularly when systemic inflammation is elevated.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Bradnam said he had identified "recurring humidity control failures" affecting facilities and "elevated humidity levels" had been found.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Dispersion within the U.S. stock market had been notably elevated at the time, as shares of semiconductor stocks rallied while software and megacap technology shares cratered.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

From the elevated trestle they saw the earthen floor of the arena and the amphitheater seating that surrounded it.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

You look at United and Delta, which I think have done a really nice job of elevating the communications, the technology, premiumization of that experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Off the pitch, building on my passion for youth development, I am equally excited to work with Michele in elevating women's football in England and on the global stage."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

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

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