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canonizes

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present tense third-person singular of canonize

as in adores

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 elevates

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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Crescent bags are a seamless step up from your standard crossbody, and my mom adores the shape.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 16 July 2026
From musty star maps to ratty psychics, the movie so adores Los Angeles that Thomas Lennon’s hair stylist character is a riff on local billboard king Chaz Dean.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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Soul Food & Culture elevates the sandwich with their secret spice blend that gives the catfish a savory flavor.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
And the host is surprisingly game to poke fun at his own prickly Hollywood reputation, lending the entire hour-long episode a kind of comedy synergy that elevates it above the usual collection of reference jokes.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

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The Muslim teen from Jersey City idolizes Captain Marvel and the Avengers but doesn't dare dream of being like them.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
There’s friction between the defense lawyer Sam (Nick Nolte) and his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange), rooted in Sam’s past infidelity and his current flirtations with a young courthouse clerk who idolizes him.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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Prior to the ⁠verdict, the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent non-profit organization that promotes press ⁠freedom worldwide, said 29 journalists were imprisoned in Russia in connection with their work.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Between such posts, Wall Street Mav promotes Kalshi betting odds.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026

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