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elevated

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elevate (someone or something) to (something)

1. To promote someone to a better position. While my manager was out on maternity leave, they elevated me to her position and I oversaw the whole department. If you don't take your job as an intern seriously, the boss will never elevate you to anything better. Hey, management elevated me to the head of my construction crew!
2. To promote the importance of something. If we don't elevate this issue to urgent, it will never get done. No one will take this grievance seriously if you don't elevate it to at least "Important." Her complaints are just petty gripes—no need to elevate them to "urgent" or anything.
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elevated

mod. alcohol intoxicated; tipsy. Sam was elevated from the drinking he did.
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They found that these measures all showed that children born to mothers with elevated glucose levels were more likely to be obese.
Overall, the proportion of individuals with elevated BP increased progressively with age till about 70 years of age and thereafter declined slightly.
In addition to Elevated Portfolio Holdings, LLC, current clients include an international medical cannabis cultivator and a distribution company focussed on delivering hemp oil and medical marijuana products.
Tariq Ahmed Abro, an architect and town planner, said that if the elevated expressway was being developed to move heavy vehicles out of the port and again allow the traffic to move on the congested city roads, it would not serve the purpose.
the KIDCL has halted bid process for the construction of the elevated portion.
Further, laying new rail tracks on surface will divide the city which causes inconvenience to public," " An elevated corridor will be financially more viable compared to the compensation amount to be given to the land owners.
Chief Minister said, Punjab government has improved infrastructure in the province and elevated expressway would help improve traffic system as well as ensure provision of better transport facility to citizens.
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