heightened

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Norepinephrine is often elevated in anxiety disorders, and the UC Davis researchers suggest that this heightened arousal may increase the brain's demand for choline.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

There is heightened security throughout the main areas of heat-soaked Beijing, indicating plans for tight control of the capital’s streets during the visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Here, he is crowned and brandishing a scepter, but the skittishness toward the ultimate reality of life — its unavoidable end — makes him a heightened version of all of us.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In recent years, Beijing has increasingly leaned on Brazil for soybean imports, especially during periods of heightened trade friction with Washington.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Dreams have their rhythms, their deeps and shallows, and he was caroming upward into a state of heightened lucidity.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor