as in imposing
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
assumed a dignified stance and ignored the taunting dignified funeral services for the fallen firemen
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor
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Recent Examples of dignified
Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Taiwan’s determination to defend its sovereignty, maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and seek equal and dignified talks with China all remain unchanged, Lai added.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
There once was a building on Detroit’s east side where a dignified gentleman poured into young people through lessons taught on and off the basketball court.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
McQueen isn’t a natural director of children, but little Elliot Heffernan — dignified and memorable in his first screen performance — allows George to elude the school play stiffness that afflicts all of the other kids around him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
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Harris’s campaign is pushing forward a vision of a refined and dignified America, but one that will ultimately depend on the election’s outcome.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Taiwan’s determination to defend its sovereignty, maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and seek equal and dignified talks with China all remain unchanged, Lai added.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
There once was a building on Detroit’s east side where a dignified gentleman poured into young people through lessons taught on and off the basketball court.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
McQueen isn’t a natural director of children, but little Elliot Heffernan — dignified and memorable in his first screen performance — allows George to elude the school play stiffness that afflicts all of the other kids around him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
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The most imposing constructions, hidden by nature, towered above the tree canopy.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Foundling certainly sounds like a more imposing leader in the long term than the country’s autocrat-of-the-day, right?Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2024
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Bob Squier, a Democrat, and Roger Ailes, a Republican, appeared as dueling talking heads on the Today show in the 1980s in part because their profiles had been elevated by regular appearances on Page Six.Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The groom kept his look relaxed yet elevated in a tan suit, white button-down shirt, and, of course, no shoes.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rabinovich, a distinguished Israeli historian of the modern Middle… The War for Lebanon, 1970-1983 This is partly a history of Lebanon's breakdown and civil war, partly a study of why and how Israel went to war in 1982.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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For his distinguished service, Sumter awarded Ali land.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chu, however, takes Wicked very seriously indeed; so much so that he’s stretched out the musical’s 90-minute first act into a lugubrious two hours and 40 minutes, mostly by keeping the pacing slow and solemn.Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024
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These official honor services are solemn moments to honor the sacrifice of our officers and first responders.Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
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They’re totally fictionalized and, in their own way, the intrusive projections of what Morgan might’ve thought happened between the two, but what he’s imagined is decorous and dramatically unsatisfying.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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At the time, this decorous attire was standard at bowling alleys, where women often wore dresses or skirts.Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
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