elevated

Example Sentences

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Gov. Romualdo Pacheco was elevated to fill a 10-month vacancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

More broadly, business outlooks for the next six months were reported to have little change in anticipated growth, as elevated uncertainty and signs of weakening consumer spending weighed on sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Cooling rate and time at elevated temperature can alter chemical speciation and particle formation."

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Despite the Iran war, elevated oil prices, inflation, recessionary fears, and worries that the artificial-intelligence boom has created a stock market bubble, stocks keep going up.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Between the other bussers side-eyeing my sudden elevated status and the sad-faced out-of-towners asking if the rumor about Fireball was true, I couldn’t hear a word of what Sadie and Max had to say.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith