heightened
Example Sentences
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Delivering for your nation at a World Cup brings heightened pressure, and doing so at a home tournament takes the expectation up to a whole new level.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
This comes against a backdrop of heightened scrutiny, as the company’s stock has long underperformed.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The company faces a costly transition from linear TV to streaming; economic and political instability; and heightened competition from tech companies such as YouTube.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Colors are heightened — by manipulation or because that’s just what the jungle’s like, I don’t know which.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
She winced as the log crumbled around her, sounding like an avalanche to her heightened senses.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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