as in to exalt
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Contrary to Mercury, the love planet exalts in this Water sign, making relationship dynamics smoother to navigate.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026 -
As Alvarado explores repeatedly, Valdez rejected that pathway, instead honing his indigenous roots, and dedicating his life to exalting those who, like him, exist in the in-between.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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As in Samuel Beckett’s tragicomic theater and novels, Tarr’s movies, by turns funny and heartbreaking, dignify human struggle with a tenacity of vision and empathy.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Melvin Carter was ramrod straight and dignified in his concession.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Keïta is lionized in the photo world, and in the art world at large, and rightfully so.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Weberman’s early release would place him back into a community that not only protects, but lionizes him.—
Guila Benchimol,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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His high-end ability has materialized in moments far more consequential than the two-month window of regular-season games used to canonize All-Stars.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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One of the most iconic couples of the 1990s, Carolyn and John’s place in Kennedy history was canonized by their untimely death by plane crash in 1999.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Block Museum exhibit features 30 portraits of marabouts, revered Islamic scholars and teachers, from the town of Djenné in Mali.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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They are revered one minute and dissected the next.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 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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Seahorses are already venerated for having the unusual reproductive trait of the males being the ones that get pregnant.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since becoming a global celebrity in the mid-’90s, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has become venerated for her restrained, aloof glamour.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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