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 bill imposed new pre-enrollment verification requirements on people buying insurance through the ACA marketplace, and ended enhanced premium tax credits implemented during the pandemic that drove down premiums. — Jack Harvel october 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 However, the company’s lobbying skyrocketed 75 percent during the first nine months of 2025 over 2024 levels as Congress debated whether to extend enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies. — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 New safety requirements apply What sets the aircraft apart is its enhanced angle-of-attack system, which Boeing plans to introduce across the 737 MAX family. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 According to the Eagan City Council, the campus will feature enhanced labs, customer experience areas and more employee amenities. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 While horizontal integration expands Musk's industrial footprint, a merger does not automatically translate into enhanced returns for investors, particularly Tesla equity holders. — CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Tuesday’s meeting will feature enhanced security measures as a result of the chaos earlier this month, court documents show. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The updates include new and enhanced tests for diagnosis, as well as specialized criteria for diagnosing children, those aged 50 and older, and those who also have other medical conditions, according to NMSS. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Calik’s True Fit concept explores durability through structural memory and enhanced recovery. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Covid-era health and safety issues put an end to many, combined with enhanced onboard security at a time when warfare and piracy are making the seas increasingly dangerous. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The Wesleyan Media Project, a group of experts that tracks political propaganda in campaigns, identified at least 220 ads produced or enhanced with artificial intelligence by candidates or political action committees this election cycle. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 This power plant is Mercedes-AMG’s new-generation M177 EVO, enhanced and enlivened by a flat-plane crankshaft, a feature normally associated with shrieking supercar engines. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 The process of stop-motion filmmaking — even one later digitally enhanced as Wildwood had to be — requires an amount of dedicated time and attention to detail that seems laughably, or laudably, out of touch for an industry keen on quick fixes. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Pugh’s performance is hands down the most memorable of the show, enhanced by her hair and makeup that serve as visual markers for the character’s shifting identity. — Katie Gunderman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026 The dining room is enhanced with wainscoting, a chair rail and large windows set off by impressive crown moldings. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enhanced
  1. intensified
  2. enlightened
  3. improved
  4. heightened
  5. sweetened
  6. magnified
  7. civilized
  8. deepened
Adjective
  • The news comes amid a spike in investor interest in clinical skin care; a rise in the number of aesthetic procedures; and an intensified focus on wellness following the pandemic.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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 experiments showed that CARL improved tracking performance by up to 15 percent compared with existing methods, including during tests on physical robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Middle East improved quarterly, but remained a drag on performance, notably for Miu Miu.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • That concern has been heightened after reports that the military grade version of Starlink, called Starshield, that Ukraine relies upon for its operations, was temporarily slowed down last week, Talley said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recent mass protests and rioting in France have heightened the market's concerns.
    — Deena Zaidi,Christopher Hayes, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of heightened
Verb
  • The brand harnesses the power of functional mushrooms in the form of organic dark chocolate sweetened with organic sugar.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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
  • Aaron Turpen / New Atlas The next big surprise is how civilized the Charger has become.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On pavement, the 4Runner was comfortable and surprisingly civilized considering the serious off-road hardware underneath it.
    — Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of civilized
Verb
  • The friction has deepened since co-founder Reed Hastings stepped away from management, handing the reins in January 2023 to Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, who share the job of chief executive.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The crisis at Manchester United deepened with a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Italian champion Inter Milan needed two goals in stoppage time to regain the Serie A lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepened

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“Enhanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enhanced. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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