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raise
noun as in increase in salary or position
verb as in lift; build from the ground
verb as in increase, augment
Strong matches
verb as in start up, motivate; introduce
Example Sentences
Asked if his father got a pay raise, Wyatt said, “I hope so.”
She said it was her "duty" to raise awareness about the disease.
The department’s Civil Rights Division will oversee the deployment after requests from state Republican parties that raised concerns about compliance with federal statutes.
They then raised the church 4 feet off the ground, supported by steel beams, and put it on giant remote-controlled transporters with 56 axles.
The Washington Post also quoted Bobby Kogan of the Center for American Progress saying the transfer raises serious questions under the Anti-Deficiency Act, which limits spending without congressional appropriation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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