heightened

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪtənd/

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• Hyphenation: height‧ened

heightened

1. simple past and past participle of heighten

heightened (comparative more heightened, superlative most heightened)

1. Increased in intensity or concentration; elevated.

   Synonym: stepped-up

   • 2009 March 22, Susanna Hamner, “Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 9 November 2020:

     Some dealers also took advantage of heightened demand for Harleys to charge more, a move that may have done long-lasting harm. “Dealers were charging more than the suggested manufacturer price and it made Harley look greedy and jeopardized our brand that we spent a long time building,” Mr. Ziemer said.

   • 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:

     It may sound like science fiction, but heightened solar activity (known as space weather) can affect human technologies not just in space, but also in the air and on the ground.

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