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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
Since his death, two miracles have been attributed to him, and Pope Leo XIV canonized him Sunday.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, is the first millennial to be canonized as a saint.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
During the first saint-making Mass of his pontificate, Leo also canonized another popular Italian figure who died young, Pier Giorgio Frassati.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Now that Acutis has been canonized, churches and schools across the world can be dedicated to him.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, is the first millennial to be canonized as a saint.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
During the first saint-making Mass of his pontificate, Leo also canonized another popular Italian figure who died young, Pier Giorgio Frassati.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Now that Acutis has been canonized, churches and schools across the world can be dedicated to him.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonize
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One parent tester of a 10 month old adored everything about this simple, but special toy.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Laufey was standing in front of a packed crowd of some 12,000 adoring fans at Oakland Arena.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even though the Nittany Lions lost a top-five draft pick in edge rusher Abdul Carter, the thought was that Knowles could elevate an already-strong Penn State defense that returned plenty of talent.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Goad joined The Tennessean in 2016 as the business and entertainment editor and has been critical to the company’s digital growth, leading a dramatic expansion of music and entertainment coverage while elevating its enterprise business reporting.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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According to the latest statement from the Greater Manchester Police (GMP), a large number of people were worshipping at the synagogue when the attack happened at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Quote of the day Shakya’s 2-year-old daughter, Aryatara, was chosen in Nepal as the new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Others didn't like the new vampire elements, like sparkly skin.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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There are no trailers on the Taylor Swift YouTube channel and there are only stills posted on Instagram with over 20M likes from 282M followers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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The right to due process is enshrined in both the federal and Massachusetts Constitutions, so any accusation otherwise stings.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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His action drew a series of lawsuits arguing among other things that the order violates a right enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment that provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Canonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonize. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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