heightened

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The Hitchcock-like suspense is further heightened when David Minto, a charming lawyer with a complicated marital history, reintroduces Lindsay to romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As if emotions weren't heightened enough, it could be a final home game for stand-in boss Martin O'Neill, the veteran saying there was a "reasonable chance" of that being the case.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As a child of divorce, he said, he may have a heightened awareness of when the energy feels right in a room and when it doesn’t.

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

So it was that my generation was born into a decade of heightened conflict.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane