heighten
Example Sentences
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If becoming a working actor is hard, proving your worth behind the camera is ten times as tough, especially when the audience’s expectations are heightened by a pesky little thing: name recognition.
From Salon
But now, their heightened status is looking more permanent than some professional investors once believed it could be.
One person, who saw another doctor for a heart valve condition that heightened the risk of complications, could no longer walk for more than 10 minutes after their surgery, Uber alleged in the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times
Some officers were authorised to carry high-grade weapons as part of heightened security measures.
From BBC
The drills, however, prompted statements of concern about heightened tensions from U.S. lawmakers, and from around the world, including the European Union, the U.K.,
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