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adjective

as in moving

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elevating

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verb

present participle of elevate
1
as in exciting
to fill with great joy seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives

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2
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position the old trick of using a fat phone book to elevate a child to a more comfortable position at the table

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as in promoting
to move higher in rank or position the announcement that the pope will elevate several prelates to the rank of cardinal

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as in exalting
to assign a high status or value to a decade in which greed and selfishness were elevated to the rank of virtues

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Recent Examples of elevating
Verb
The golf course would be ripped up and rebuilt, including elevating the playing area by several feet to protect against surge flooding. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The uncomfortable part is that this changes the job rather than simply elevating it. — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 As demonstrated in Hijack and Lupin, Kay has a special knack for elevating standard-issue thriller material into giddily addicting TV with his above-average command of storytelling basics. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 The company, which also produces eyewear for Jacquemus, is looking at elevating its positioning, including with jewelry-like pieces. — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 The county has proposed elevating the road 10 feet and adding a new parking area. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Five-year board member Tim Blackburn, a historian for the society for about a year, said elevating knowledge about the archives is important. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Positional wedge pillows can help back-sleepers by elevating the head and upper body. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elevating
  1. moving
  2. exciting
  3. lifting
  4. promoting
  5. exalting
  6. uplifting
  7. delighting
  8. raising
Adjective
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of the finale is the last between John and Hal (or, more accurately, the Hal-o-gram).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the most moving moment of Don’t Look Back in Anger arrives early with the first of the reunion concerts in Cardiff, Wales.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
    — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of exciting
Verb
  • Higher oil prices have largely offset lower export volumes, lifting revenue above prewar estimates, but spending is set to rise faster.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2020, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts reached the orbiting lab just 3 hours and 3 minutes after lifting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • The property has 21 private cottages, each simple, calming, and tech-free, promoting deep rest and focus.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Broadcasters also lost interest in promoting the show as its ratings and their Emmy hauls declined amid the rise of HBO, cable channels AMC and FX, and streamers, including Netflix.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of promoting
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  • Her dense imagery, exalting family and the Black communities of her native Columbus, Ohio, made her one of America’s great storytellers in any medium.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This has been an awesome showcase of American community, with our own USMNT support and other countries’ diasporas springing up exalting watch parties all over the place.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of exalting
Adjective
  • Upworthy, which originally gained viral fame thanks to its positive, uplifting articles and photo galleries before shifting toward a more social-first content strategy after it was sold to Good Worldwide, is launching a studio.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Its bright instrumentation and warm, easygoing rhythm make the track an uplifting addition with an unmistakable sense of place.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of uplifting
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  • Tse Yang was the finest Chinese restaurant to open in Madrid, and its crispy Peking Duck has been delighting locals for years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Here, misfits are welcome, and bric-a-brac is part of the appeal; the wonderfully bizarre name and devil-may-care attitude have been confusing (and delighting) first-timers for more than 70 years.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighting
Verb
  • In bidding to halt Howard's execution, his attorneys had filed a motion hours earlier before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals raising concerns about the quality of Texas' execution drugs.
    — JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Governments are borrowing heavily to finance fiscal deficits, while companies are raising funds to invest in emerging technologies, creating an imbalance that could keep upward pressure on interest rates.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of raising

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“Elevating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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