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as in to adore
to love or admire too much
a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him
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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director
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Recent Examples of canonize
The Vatican said on Friday that following a meeting with cardinals Pope Leo will canonize Acutis in September, along with another youthful saint, Pier Giorgio Frassatti, who died in 1925 at age 24.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
The College of Cardinals voted to canonize the teen in July of 2024, with the ceremony set for this year.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The Belgian master of minimalism and wabi-sabi forever changed the design of sofas, and his way with rough-hewn wood furniture and beams, pale linen, an earthy palette, and a masterful blending of East and West and antique and contemporary are now canonized among professionals.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
The late teen will be canonized alongside Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young saint-to-be who lived almost 100 years earlier.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
The College of Cardinals voted to canonize the teen in July of 2024, with the ceremony set for this year.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The Belgian master of minimalism and wabi-sabi forever changed the design of sofas, and his way with rough-hewn wood furniture and beams, pale linen, an earthy palette, and a masterful blending of East and West and antique and contemporary are now canonized among professionals.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2025
The late teen will be canonized alongside Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young saint-to-be who lived almost 100 years earlier.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Following the adventures of a quartet of sisters, the middle grade novels have been adored by young readers everywhere since Birdsall first debuted with The Penderwicks in 2005.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The month ends with a radiant reminder: you’re allowed to be adored.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 July 2025
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Your white blood cell and platelet counts may be off, your liver enzymes may be elevated or your kidney function tests may be decreased.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The elastic waistband adds hidden comfort, while the pleats and drape elevate them for polished settings—think summer work events, outdoor dinners, or even light packing for an Italian vacation.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Garner provides programs in life skills, anger management, job training, religious study, and worship, creating new habits, culinary arts, embracing fatherhood, farming and gardening, manufacturing, and community college courses.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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The event gave kids of all ages and all faiths a space to worship, fellowship and have fun.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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On a societal level, bigger cars take up more public space, leaving less room for the livable, likeable city and promote urban sprawl.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Wicked: For Good, which premieres on Nov. 21, the Oscar winner is also busy promoting Ne Zha II.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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His mother was one of the most cultured people like ever in American social history.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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But Reid, a former tight ends coach with the Packers, likes to employ multiple tight-end sets.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Protection for journalists is enshrined in international law.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Arison, Anthony, Crawford and the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, also to be enshrined in this year’s class are former University of Florida and current Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan, former NBA player Dwight Howard and former WNBA players Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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