as in to exalt
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Weeping delights in the exalted, the sublime, the magnificent — a symphony, a vista, megafauna, even a brilliant dissertation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025 -
In developing proprietary colors and in-house embroideries, the late founder set a template that Shukla is exalting.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Often thought of as stuffy and overly formal, the best tablecloths can actually dignify even the coldest of leftovers and low-effort weeknight dinners.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jericho, unswayed by the use of his first name, did not dignify this question with an answer.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Gelles avoids lionizing Patagonia’s leader, describing Chouinard’s mercurial leadership style that often bewildered his staff at Patagonia.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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That was under a government led by the founders of the state, and much lionized by liberal Zionists.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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In certain circles, the book was canonized.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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All saints get their own day of celebration and remembrance, and this year marks the first one for Acutis, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV earlier this year — the first such ceremony to be performed by the new pope.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her talents in that regard are catching up to the appreciation for her vocal chops, as evidenced in how she was nominated at the most recent Americana Honors & Awards for Emerging Act of the Year, kudos that wouldn’t come if she was only revered as a vocal stylist.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some cultures revere their older citizens as wise leaders.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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Now, the singer has dropped her Folded Homage Pack EP of remixes that venerated musicians Brandy, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Tank, and Mario previously teased on social media, with a new addition from Ne-Yo as well.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat who venerates more government but sidesteps California’s failing public schools and crushing cost of living.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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