aggrandizement

noun

Definition of aggrandizementnext
as in advancement
disapproving advancement or increase in power or importance He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement. self-aggrandizement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrandizement
  1. advancement
  2. preferment
  3. exaltation
  4. preference
  5. promotion
  6. magnification
Noun
  • Upskilling teams in quantum technology will position your company to capitalize on future advancements.
    Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Crystal outlined a number of sustainability advancements earlier this year in its annual sustainability report, including significantly improving water resource and wastewater management in its denim factory in Cambodia, dropping freshwater intensity per piece by around 30 percent.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of advancement
Noun
  • The evolution of the dough at Flour + Water OG was inspired by their research and development at Flour + Water Pizzeria and the findings of what a preferment does to the complexity of that dough.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • But what is a preferment, really?
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2020
Definition of preferment
Noun
  • Philosophical concepts used to address these topics have been implicitly determined by the colonizer through the exaltation of certain thinkers and the obscuring of others.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Nonetheless, his refusal to grant them free voices renders his very exaltation condescending.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of exaltation
Noun
  • This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.
    Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Definition of preference
Noun
  • Outset Medical is involved in litigation, including two stockholder class action lawsuits alleging violations of federal securities laws related to the promotion and marketing of its Tablo Hemodialysis System.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Leveraging data across category, channel and customer segmentation is the smart way to determine whether promotions will be necessary or not.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of promotion
Noun
  • The magnification of the organisms often lurking beneath the surface of everyday lives ushered in an era of applying scientific discovery to the lives of humans, and in 1746, write Hall and Dietrich, the first official patent was granted for a water filter; its design consisted of sand and sponges.
    Nina Elkadi, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Note: only select colors and magnification levels are on sale.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of magnification
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