elevates

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It features a startling performance by Anthony Roth Costanzo that significantly elevates the American countertenor to the small ranks of one of the world’s most important singers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

For many, human beings have self-consciousness and language, which elevates Homo sapiens.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Xi’s appearance with Cheng, who became party chairwoman in November, elevates her stature as a new partner in that campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s Seyfried who elevates “The Housemaid” from guilty pleasure status, making it an exhilarating enigma at one moment and genuinely affecting the next.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

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

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins