Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosized
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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 -
While knowledge has been exalted by artists, poets, philosophers and scientists, dictatorships have been opposed not only by great humanists but also by science itself.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But at the very least, it was canonized with a kiss.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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She was canonized in 1267 and became the patron saint of brides, widows, the poor and those whose children have died.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Raised in the Highbridge section of the Bronx not far from where DJ Kool Herc threw the 1973 party revered as rap music’s spiritual baby shower, Cardi bookends those songs with experiments in accentuating and contrasting her distinctly New York diction.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Sunday, he was lionized as a Christian martyr and patriot committed to free expression and challenging liberal orthodoxy.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives memorialize Kirk as 'martyr' and 'warrior' Kirk was lionized by several speakers as a modern-day martyr, many using the word in the context of his Christian faith.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Nichiren was a monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), and his teachings form the basis of a unique branch of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Lotus Sūtra, one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Cubs are athletic, instinctual and experienced, qualities that are magnified underneath the playoff spotlight.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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As has been the case for two decades, a multi-genre cultural blend focused on sing-along fun, driven by multi-platinum hits magnified through country music's century of traditions, will be highlighted.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Star athletes are worshipped as minor deities in the real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Apotheosized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosized. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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