heighten
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It sowed the seed for the idea of a wobble board which could heighten core strength through muscle movement, training the body to learn healthy patterns which promote overall stability.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 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
The scale of the alleged activity—which the Justice Department says involved $2.5 billion worth of servers since 2024—could heighten the perceived risk to the company, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Any signs of cooling inflation would also heighten prospects of a cut.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
But written words heighten the feeling of privacy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing heighten
And Then There Were None
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Part 3 Vocabulary II (Unit 1)
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