as in to exalt
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosize
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The story of Combs’s rise and fall exposes the many fractures in a legacy that pop culture was always eager to exalt.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
12 May 2025 -
In panel discussions, roundtables, and closed-door meetings, analysts exalted the virtues of the United States as an investment destination and excoriated Europe as overregulated, uncompetitive, and incapable of innovating.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
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Ajayi Jones dignifies the child and creates space for emotions in a colorful storybook with many important moments sparked by one of her earliest recurring memories.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Image As mayor, Mr. Duterte was lionized in the Philippines.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a devout Catholic, lionized Francis, portraying him as the perfect embodiment of the gospel of Matthew, which urges charity for those most in need.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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And if there’s a patron saint of broadcast’s return to glory, let’s canonize Kathy Bates.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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As the first Pontiff from the Americas, the Holy Father himself came on pilgrimage to the Basilica in 2015 to canonize Fray Junípero Serra, marking the first canonization on United States soil.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
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The founder's namesake brand's latest creation has an invisible finish (as someone with melanin-rich skin, this was of the utmost importance to the founder) and goes beyond protecting skin thanks to Kashmiri saffron, a Ayurvedic ingredient revered for its ability to repair the look of dark spots.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Photo: Courtesy of Hotel Matilda Hotel Matilda In a town revered for its colonial charm and baroque splendor, Hotel Matilda dares to be different.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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Managing ego doesn’t mean failing to acknowledge rising generations of performers who, nearly to a woman, openly venerate her for helping to pave their way.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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From union leaders to foreign students There are some striking parallels between the throttling of civil liberties during the Cold War and President Donald Trump’s crusade against foreign students exercising venerated democratic freedoms.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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