enhances

present tense third-person singular of enhance
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as in sweetens
to make more desirable leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan

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Recent Examples of enhances The 20% off everything Fall Design Event also includes brand favorites, such as the Baywood quilt, which features a hand-pick stitching pattern that enhances its tactile quality. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 The monitor's Black Equalizer feature ensures that even the darkest shadows are visible, and HDR10 enhances highlights for eye-popping color. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 The system enhances overall mission capability while protecting human pilots in high-threat environments. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 All of the following prices include destination fees Redesigned for the 2026 model year, the latest Outback has a boxier look that enhances the utility for which Subarus are well known. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Future Society’s Base Scent is an innovative deodorant-fragrance hybrid that enhances your personal scent to make your body smell good on its own. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 This is precisely why one of your first purchases this season should be a fall jacket for women that complements and enhances your outfit, rather than hiding it. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026 The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026 This language typically gives the impression that having a control enhances credibility. — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhances
Verb
  • Their expertise helps prevent costly complications and improves the efficiency of our health-care system.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Shares of Jersey Mike’s have fallen nearly 28% since its initial public offering in July, while Dunkin’ owner Inspire Brands is reportedly unlikely to go public this year unless the sector’s performance improves.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The disclosure intensifies criticism of officials who dismissed concerns about sailors’ conditions as the administration offers no clear timeline for ending the war.
    — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Deforestation contributes to erosion, damages biodiverse areas, threatens wildlife and humans who rely on the forest, and intensifies disasters from extreme weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Murphy also mentions Zernell Gillie’s gourmand-adjacent Jazz, wherein honey sweetens tobacco, mahogany, and resinous opoponax (a type of myrrh).
    — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The legislation also sweetens conditions for productions that choose to monetize a portion of their tax credits instead of putting the full value toward their tax liability.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Call it transcendental, the character’s deepening sense of luminosity, the way his empathy heightens as his consciousness expands.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The diamond-set is further enhanced by the two cultured pearls, with a design that heightens sculpture and lightness.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sigurd’s departure only deepens this cynicism, which Livia clings to for 27 years — until the pair reconnect on the phone for a truly excruciating conversation.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • What’s more, its growth runway could widen materially as the Huntsville, Alabama, company deepens its relationships with disruptive defense innovator Anduril Industries and space-launch leader SpaceX .
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The question is whether an exclusive relationship strengthens the business without restricting its ability to grow beyond it.
    — Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The brand’s core technology, NIA 114, strengthens the skin barrier and boosts the performance of other active ingredients.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For a compatible computer that needs both Windows and Office, the bundle consolidates two core purchases without adding monthly fees.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

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

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