apotheosizing

present participle of apotheosize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosizing
Verb
  • The story goes that Balanchine was so struck by the multi-colored glow of the jewelry displays at the Van Cleef & Arpels New York showroom that this led him to create a dance exalting their beauty.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 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
Verb
  • From ancient epics to contemporary headlines, humans have spent centuries canonizing courage as a rare and admirable virtue.
    Cynthia Pury, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ryan believes that canonizing Kirk as the patron saint of MAGA may have backfired in a subtle but important way.
    Ryan Broderick, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In October 2024, the OnlyFans hair creator shared sweet throwback photos of her eldest son, Donnie, honoring his 10th birthday.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The capsule installation was part of a joint ceremony with the unveiling of a park marker honoring patriots.
    Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • That brings us back to the folly of lionizing Kent as a conscientious objector to Trump and the president’s hawkish foreign policy as of late.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Los Angeles educators were also directed to immediately shift from lionizing Chávez to honoring instead the farmworkers’ movement.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Mother African Union Church was founded decades before Juneteenth, born out of racist policies and structures that excluded people of African descent from worshipping freely.
    Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Venus conjunct Jupiter in your sign is equivalent to a cosmic glow-up, magnifying your charm, warmth and emotional magnetism.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • The gravitational lensing effect of a galaxy between MRG-M0138 and Earth refocused the light from that distant galaxy, magnifying it by 30 times, allowing Ellis and colleagues to intricately reconstruct the internal details of MRG-M0138.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The ethos of the festival also involves looking out for fellow attendees, respecting The Farm and taking the loving energy of the festival out into the world.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Today, Greenbush said parents play the biggest role in protecting child actors, starting with respecting their children's wishes.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • This deeply affecting memoir, which is strung like a wire between the alienation of the assembly line and the dignifying promise of literature, documents his experience.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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“Apotheosizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosizing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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