heighten
Example Sentences
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She expects investors to favor assets perceived as lower risk amid heightened uncertainty.
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said that heightened geopolitical tension like that seen over the weekend would normally spook investors.
Inspired choices in composition heighten the sense of drama.
Big food companies are under siege, buffeted in recent years by heightened scrutiny of processed foods, consumer anger over soaring grocery bills and the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs.
Their activism lobbying the U.S. government to heighten pressure on the countries they fled can influence foreign policy in the host nation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
