pedestal
verb
pedestaled or pedestalled; pedestaling or pedestalling
: to place on or furnish with a pedestal
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Worse, pedestaling successful Asian immigrant families also often silences and subjugates undocumented Asian immigrants, who represent one out of every seven Asian immigrants living in the United States.
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Irene Hsu, New Republic, 16 Feb. 2018
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Irene Hsu, New Republic, 16 Feb. 2018
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“Pedestal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedestal. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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