apotheosized

Definition of apotheosizednext
past tense of apotheosize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosized
Verb
  • Mars in Capicorn, meanwhile, is exalted in this Cardinal sign, operating at its fullest potential.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This is huge — Mars is exalted in Capricorn, meaning your ambition, drive, and professional focus are about to be unstoppable.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The teen died of leukemia in 2006 and was canonized in September.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The Saints episode about Saint Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who was canonized in September after dying from leukemia in 2006, was neither Francesca's first time in the director's chair nor her first time directing her father.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Still, their esoteric acid rock was revered and adored by their huge and loyal fanbase, known as Deadheads.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Fortunately for music fans the world over, Barron overcame his disdain for music and rehearsing and grew to become one of the most top jazz pianists in the world — revered for both his technical prowess and ability to connect with both casual and serious jazz fans.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • On Sunday, he was lionized as a Christian martyr and patriot committed to free expression and challenging liberal orthodoxy.
    Fortune, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This is something new in the techno-sphere that for the longest time elevated and venerated the founder/CEO as superstar.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Detroit’s third pairing has had some real issues breaking the puck out, and those are only going to be magnified against playoff-level forechecks down the home stretch.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The incoming wave’s intensity could be magnified by the rain that already fell in the Bay Area throughout the weekend — heavily in some areas.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Irish, Italian, German, and Polish communities each worshipped—in Latin—at their own churches, often within blocks of one another.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As their youngest uncle, Turner’s nieces and nephews worshiped him.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Apotheosized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosized. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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