embolden
Example Sentences
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The subsidy-fueled gold rush emboldened unions to squeeze producers, warding off studios looking for inexpensive film locations.
The swings between emboldened presidential administrations are comparatively minor and can be changed by a subsequent administration without too much difficulty.
Perhaps mindful of their investors' desire to generate as much interest in their product as possible, and feeling emboldened since their arrival, the PGA Tour's new approach proved crucial to the return of Koepka.
From BBC
"Restricting access to these essential services not only endanger lives but embolden authorities to conceal and evade accountability for human rights abuses," it said.
From BBC
“Obex” also reminds us that the power to be positively emboldened by tech — rather than imprisoned by it — always will be in humans’ hands, so long as we remember that we always can unplug.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
