as in exalting
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as in adoring
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 elevating
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 canonizing
Cynthia Pury,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
Ryan believes that canonizing Kirk as the patron saint of MAGA may have backfired in a subtle but important way.
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Ryan Broderick,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
Almost all the speakers leaned into deeply religious themes, canonizing Kirk and reflecting on his dedication as a Christian.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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From ancient epics to contemporary headlines, humans have spent centuries canonizing courage as a rare and admirable virtue.
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Cynthia Pury,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
Ryan believes that canonizing Kirk as the patron saint of MAGA may have backfired in a subtle but important way.
—
Ryan Broderick,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
Almost all the speakers leaned into deeply religious themes, canonizing Kirk and reflecting on his dedication as a Christian.
—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonizing
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This includes re-enshrining, codifying and strengthening our inalienable rights in the United States and abolishing ICE to ensure immigration and the struggle of migrants is treated as a civilian one, requiring support instead of brutality and criminalization.
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At just 10 months old, William had the full attention of his adoring mother (here, on a trip to New Zealand in 1983).
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There are no adoring fans, no champagne bottles to be uncorked, and no trophies to be lifted.
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The squad has won four matches in a row, elevating it for the first time in four decades to the competition’s round of 16.
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Since the Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, the aerospace industry in particular has played a key role in elevating travel, commerce and defense, while helping to forge a national identity.
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Mother African Union Church was founded decades before Juneteenth, born out of racist policies and structures that excluded people of African descent from worshipping freely.
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In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside.
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Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices.
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The company threw a lavish caviar party at Cannes and in May hosted panels promoting its cinematic tool at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event in Culver City.
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McGonigle grew up in Aldan idolizing Phillies legend Chase Utley.
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Fans, who never had a chance to cheer Les Grenadiers on soccer’s biggest stage, have had to decide where their loyalties will lie while players who perhaps grew up idolizing the team must now convince themselves their idols can be beaten.
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“Canonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonizing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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