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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes
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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection
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Recent Examples of aggrandize
Vrabel has modernized, professionalized and aggrandized the Patriots in a matter of months.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
Part of him wants to aggrandize the country to reflect his own inflated self-conception.
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Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Throughout the war, state-run media have aggrandized Russian wins on the battlefield, while downplaying or ignoring news to the contrary.
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Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
This was a quintessential Kornet moment, surreptitiously aggrandizing while capturing the spirit of his accomplishment.
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Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
Part of him wants to aggrandize the country to reflect his own inflated self-conception.
—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Throughout the war, state-run media have aggrandized Russian wins on the battlefield, while downplaying or ignoring news to the contrary.
—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
This was a quintessential Kornet moment, surreptitiously aggrandizing while capturing the spirit of his accomplishment.
—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrandize
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Toxic metals, including lead and arsenic, were not elevated, according to air district data.
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The black-eyed peas blended with garlic, tahini, and lemon makes for a smoky, zesty, and bright dish that elevates a standard hummus.
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The rent on our apartment has increased by about 70% over the past six years.
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Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to earn the win and increase his hitless streak to 10 innings, with 19 strikeouts, over his last nine appearances.
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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Supporters of Amendment 3 have used Thursday’s court ruling to promote the new amendment.
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Love’s Travel Stops just expanded its service offerings for RVs, including light maintenance, battery replacement and tire replacement.
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California's new personal finance graduation requirement The lessons come as California prepares to expand financial education statewide.
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Co-founder and tour guide Hannah Michelle Brower says the tour will be a historical journey exploring passenger pigeons and the Lenape people, as well as looking at how the arrival of European colonizers accelerated commercial exploitation and ultimately contributed to the extinction of the bird.
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Over time, this can increase electrical resistance, generate excess heat, and accelerate battery degradation.
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About 100 shots in the film were augmented with AI, Erwin said, using a combination of platforms that aggregate AI tools such as Luma, Amazon’s Project Nara and Magnific.
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Returns from European or Asian equities, when translated back into dollars, receive a currency tailwind that can meaningfully augment local-currency performance.
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Trump has taken an active role to boost the $TRUMP meme coin, a type of cryptocurrency.
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But boosting manufacturing is not just a matter of building factories.
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“Aggrandize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrandize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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