enhanced 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in intensified

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2
as in enlightened

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enhanced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of enhance
1
as in improved
to make better some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house

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2
as in heightened
to make markedly greater in measure or degree the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes

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3
as in sweetened
to make more desirable leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan

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Recent Examples of enhanced
Adjective
The enhanced buyback program, nevertheless, strengthens the investment case from here. — Alexa Lomonaco,jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Enrollment roughly doubled during his term to nearly 22 million people, thanks in large part to the enhanced subsidies, which Biden signed into in early 2021. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 An image of the state seal is used as an enhanced security feature. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Also Wednesday, Amazon Music announced an enhanced version of its app for Fire TV, set to roll out this fall. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Additionally, our organization continues to make significant investments in enhanced lighting, public safety and response capabilities, and the intentional activation of underutilized spaces. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 These investments include the industry’s latest advancements in screens, projection, and sound; modern seating; and enhanced concession, dining, and gathering spaces – the kinds of improvements that keep audiences coming back. — Paul Gunsky, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 The project will introduce enhanced dining experiences, a speakeasy, elevated spaces for weddings and social events, and additional areas designed around everyday member use. — Trident Ventures Content Studio, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Much of the enrollment decline, experts say, isn’t due to eliminating fraud but because coverage became unaffordable after the end of the enhanced tax credits. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
The destroyer has enhanced electrical power distribution and additional cooling capacity to support its advanced systems. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 If the liminal atmosphere in Backrooms, enhanced by the cinematography of Jeremy Cox, gave you a sense of dread, his camera work on Concrete Turned to Sand will take you into a very different space – oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 By early September 2026, the Wesleyan Media Project had identified at least 164 political ads nationwide created or enhanced with AI during the 2026 election cycle, accounting for nearly $80 million in ad spending. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 So that was just something wonderful to be involved in, and just enhanced all the feelings and the camaraderie. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Since opening its doors in 2006, Banesco has steadily expanded its geographic reach, enhanced its capabilities, and broadened its client base. — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 While retaining basic upscaling and features such as frame generation and ray reconstruction, this version enhanced how these systems operate by adopting a new class of neural networks known as transformers. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Adding a splash of gin and squeeze of lemon only enhanced the flavour. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026 The lightweight, summery feel of the collection was further enhanced by crochet pieces, with the technique finding its way also in the brand’s My Pepita shoulder bags. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhanced
  1. intensified
  2. enlightened
  3. improved
  4. heightened
  5. sweetened
  6. magnified
  7. civilized
  8. deepened
Adjective
  • From territorial defense to corridor security The Mecca agreement emerged as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states faced intensified missile and drone threats linked to the Iran conflict and Houthi attacks emanating from Yemen.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Agents shot and killed two people in July during a period of intensified immigration sweeps — individuals the agency later said had not been targets of its operations.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of intensified
Adjective
  • Back in 1964, even a relatively enlightened critic like Robert Shelton, who played a pivotal role in introducing Bob Dylan to a national audience three years before, was a Beatles skeptic.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Such questions, in fact, may not be the right ones to ask about the man variously described as a teacher, philosopher, maverick mystic, and enlightened person.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • The Ravens are too good at home; the Titans are improved but still struggling to move the ball.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The existing driveway would be improved to separate arena traffic from police department traffic.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • The problem of longevity possesses philosophical and practical contradictions, now heightened by the gradual disappearance of artists of Serra’s generation and the uncertain posthumous legacy of their work.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Poland’s prime minister warns Russia may target countries supporting Ukraine with hybrid attacks, while new drone explosions have heightened local fears.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heightened
Verb
  • Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Why Sweet Tea Needs To Be Refrigerated Whether your iced tea is sweetened or unsweetened, it must absolutely be refrigerated.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweetened
Adjective
  • Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of magnified
Adjective
  • For years, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner has been portrayed as the civilized way to travel to and from San Diego.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The result, at least on opening day, felt considerably more civilized.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of civilized
Verb
  • The pandemic, which emptied offices in 2020, deepened WeWork’s troubles.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That has made imports more expensive and deepened a longstanding cost of living crisis that sparked nationwide protests last December that the security forces crushed with deadly force.
    — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepened

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

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