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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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Verb
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Life on a yacht sounds glamorous—but imagine having to decorate one, even for people one adores?—
Mitchell Owens,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026 -
Everyone adores Laurence’s trio of dim sum, and there are no critiques of Sherry’s beef-tongue dish.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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Fiji's wife, Jesni Sam, elevates her foot on a stool.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
6 June 2026
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The talented team elevates star ingredients like sunchoke, lion’s mane mushrooms, or wagyu beef in an open kitchen overseen by executive Chef Brandon Cunningham.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Plus, even when cleaned, the rough, rusty surface promotes more clinging clippings and the problem continues.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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An electric boat promotes responsible experiences, operating emission-free and with reduced noise pollution.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Canonizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonizes. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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