apotheosized

Definition of apotheosizednext
past tense of apotheosize
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Verb
  • Onstage, Michael is exalted, transfigured, fully alive, with neither fear nor shame.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Production is either exalted or explained away.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That’s what dignified the Rolling Stones.
    Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
  • He’s additionally dignified by his smart girlfriend, Murka (Anna Guliayeva), who has a level head, mad hacker skills and tattoos.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won’t be canonized during the pope’s trip, Spain’s bishops said Wednesday.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Gaudí is on the path to possible sainthood, but he won't be canonized during the pope's trip, Spain's bishops said Wednesday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • She was also revered for her charity work, most notably for those living with HIV and AIDS, receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Bill Clinton in 2001.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Nursing has long been lionized as one of the most stable and safe professions for young graduates to pursue.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • His work here should be respected, not lionized.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe is represented pregnant and venerated by devotees seeking protection and peace.
    Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • In that vein, there has recently been considerable attention paid to Hasan Piker, the controversial influencer whom progressives have venerated yet whose extremism and anti-American tirades worry moderates — and give Republicans ammunition.
    Douglas E. Schoen, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That is amplified for players like Jeffrey Viel, whose physical nature has been magnified further in the postseason.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The problem is magnified when Hezbollah launches multiple drones at once, potentially overwhelming a system that’s not fully up to the task of identifying the incoming drones.
    Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • As journalist Margot Adler has shown, some neo-pagans believe that ancient societies that worshipped mother deities were more peaceful than cultures with patriarchal religious traditions.
    Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and in 1977, the state built an obelisk on the church’s grounds to honor Benjamin Banneker, a naturalist and mathematician who reportedly worshipped at the church during the early 1800s.
    Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Apotheosized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosized. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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