upgraded

verb

past tense of upgrade
1
as in promoted
to move higher in rank or position upgraded them to first class

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2
as in improved
to make better that restaurant had better upgrade its service—and fast—if it wants to stay in business

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Recent Examples of upgraded The investment bank upgraded the software stock to buy from neutral. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The baby was in critical condition but her condition has since been upgraded to stable. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 And when new subdivisions and commercial buildings are built, that adds to the permanent infrastructure that must be operated, inspected, maintained, repaired, upgraded and restored for decades. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Storm Surge Watch has been upgraded to a Storm Surge Warning from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to the Steinhatchee River, Florida. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 In fact, the book’s depiction of Nick’s friendship and burgeoning relationship with Daisy’s golf-loving best friend Jordan Baker is upgraded to a torrid romance with its own love song and bedroom scenes that match Daisy’s and Gatsby’s. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 Outside linebacker Chase Linton has been upgraded to questionable. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Its winds fell short by 4 mph, but there’s a chance Fay gets upgraded in the National Hurricane Center’s final review. — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 There’s definitely something about a new TV that instantly makes the whole living room feel upgraded. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upgraded
  1. promoted
  2. improved
  3. elevated
  4. enhanced
Verb
  • As one of only five dancers throughout Dancing With the Stars‘ history to be promoted from troupe to pro after just one season, Hailey Bills has every right to brag.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are no straightforward steps like in the days when a diligent worker could land a job at a good company, work hard to get promoted and hope to climb the corporate ladder.
    — Julia Carpenter, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Although the food situation has improved since last year’s famine, Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid, allowing only a fraction of the daily 600 truckloads required in the cease-fire deal to enter the territory.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI also did not include full prompts or run-time details for how their agents uncovered the proofs, and officials admitted in a blog post about the results that citations and written descriptions of findings could be improved in future releases.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
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  • But since then, the policies have been adopted uniformly, publicized clearly and elevated to play a more central role in campus life.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The veined turquoise at the center is further elevated by the white diamonds on the hour markers, bezel, and lugs.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of elevated
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  • 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
Definition of enhanced

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

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