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Recent Examples of canonize In 2018, Pope Paul was canonized a saint of the Catholic Church. Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Romero was canonized a saint by Pope Francis in 2018. Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 Soon after, Becket was canonized a saint. Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 While the civil rights leader has been glorified and canonized over the decades, DeShazier said King was a tough man who fought for his beliefs. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canonize
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Verb
  • For the first time, people who have long adored his work finally understood his genius beyond just the writing and creating of great pictures.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The next video is great for curious kids who adore animals.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Naomi has been elevated as a villain for the first time in nearly a decade while her tremendous heel work has also helped Cargill become one of WWE’s most popular stars.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In February 2024, Gordon von Bretten, chief transformation officer, became a partner at Coty’s majority shareholder JAB and was elevated to the company’s board of directors as of April 1.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Greeks, Jews, Romans — rich and poor — all worshipped together in homes and built close relationships with one another.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
  • His father worshipped guitarists from the Delta and even wanted to name his son after the Mississippian Albert King but was outvoted by his wife, who named him after Beethoven.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Among the cuts this year to the permanent employees were 200 probationary staff, dismissed because they had been either recently hired or recently promoted.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Sleep and exercise are essential for maintaining energy levels and promoting overall health.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 May 2025
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  • Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Things were looking up later in the day after a report said the measure of inflation that the Fed likes to use slowed to 2.3% in March, the Associated Press reported.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • Kashmir was assigned special status—enshrined in Article 370—and afforded significant powers of self-rule.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Taylor carries the extra weight of being Jason Taylor’s son, with the expectations that come with having a father enshrined in Canton.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Canonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonize. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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