as in elevates
to assign a high status or value to
the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind
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Recent Examples of ennobles
The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennobles
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But what elevates the play into something truly great is that Lindsay-Abaire refuses to make Elliott a conventional villain.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lighting is another detail that elevates a small garden after dark.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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School gardening also promotes an increase in vegetable consumption.—
Shelley Mitchell,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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Heat Dairy and non-dairy yogurts are made through a fermentation process that promotes the growth of certain beneficial bacterial strains.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Ennobles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennobles. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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