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heightened

ADJECTIVE
heavy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fierce intense intensive profound
STRONG
complicated concentrated confused grave labored rough
WEAK
abstruse complex formidable grievous hard harsh intolerable knotty laborious onerous oppressive recondite serious solemn stormy strenuous te
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm mild moderate
STRONG
easy facile
ADJECTIVE
elevated
Synonyms
STRONG
lifted raised towering upheaved uplifted upraised uprisen
WEAK
aerial high high-rise stately tall

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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

In recent years, several outbreaks linked to recreational water use have already heightened public concern in different parts of the world.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles on Friday to mark International Workers’ Day amid heightened concerns about affordability, immigration sweeps and the Iran war.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I am still afraid, but it is an intelligent fear, an extraordinarily heightened caution.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque