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as in exciting
to fill with great joy
seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives
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as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table
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as in promoting
to move higher in rank or position
the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal
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as in exalting
to assign a high status or value to
a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues
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Recent Examples of elevating
Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
In her three years as president of Santiago Canyon College, Jeannie Kim has taken the lead on a series of initiatives, with the goal of elevating the status of SCC from simply another community college to becoming a preferred choice for prospective students.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Malinin is coached by his parents, both Olympians who competed for Uzbekistan, and is elevating men’s figure skating to new heights.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Supported by Netflix, the Proof of Concept Accelerator is a program aimed at identifying and elevating the next generation of filmmaking talent.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
Elegantly dressed diners choose from three tasting menus, all elevating the island’s enviable produce without shifting too far into molecular territory.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Dark denim feels cleaner and more intentional, instantly elevating an outfit while remaining easy to wear.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The responsibility of elevating figure skating.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Two of his followers were the parents of Kim Il Sung, and Cheng tracks how a family’s faith and American proselytizing became the roots of Kimilsungism, the ideology elevating the rulers of North Korea to a nearly deified state of veneration.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Below, shop more pointed-toe heels (and a few flats) inspired by her outfit-elevating shoe.
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Among the more moving cases that Blair describes are those of people who in life were vulnerable and powerless but in death were considered formidable threats.—
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The offense is considered a non-moving violation with no license points, though vehicles can be towed in some cases.—
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
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The core purpose of Taste Addison – promoting Addison's 200+ restaurants – will be reenvisioned to include new, year-round options to support and elevate North Texas' most vibrant dining hub.—
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Still, the district put full faith in its current coaches, promoting from within.—
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The executive is looking to bring the Kate Somerville brand back to a strong position by leaning into its clinical roots and exalting its hero ExfoliKate line of cleansers and treatments, priced between $46 for a foaming wash and $85 for an exfoliating treatment.—
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Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting.—
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After three games without a goal, to put in a performance like that, with a depleted team, was a fitting end to an uplifting year for David Moyes and his players.—
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More uplifting news below to get you to the weekend!—
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The store opened in the summer of 2024, before the divisive president’s second election, delighting fans with offering plenty of stickers, clothing, signs and other items to proclaim their devotion.—
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Pamela Anderson has spent the last couple of years surprising and delighting us with a gorgeous new chapter in her beauty history.—
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At the same time, venture capital money poured into AI startups with many raising funds at high valuations and little product.—
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Type One is also in the midst of raising a $250 million Series B at a $900 million pre-money valuation, according to sources and later confirmed by the company.—
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“Elevating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevating. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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