heighten
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Fiscal constraint in those circumstances might heighten the risk of a recession.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
He also reminded Chinese students in the US to "heighten their safety awareness" and "handle US law enforcement actions appropriately".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
For the first time, his presence didn’t heighten my nervous system.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Hunger can heighten perception, but not when combined with extreme fatigue; I suppose all my senses were very much deadened.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing heighten
And Then There Were None
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Part 3 Vocabulary II (Unit 1)
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