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as in worshiped
to love or admire too much
materialistic people who deify money
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as in venerated
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives
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Krishan Gopaul, senior EMEA analyst at the World Gold Council, told CNBC in a call on Tuesday that macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty was fueling huge inflows into gold ETFs, while central banks were continuing to shore up their gold reserves — both of which were keeping prices elevated.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
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In 1959, six years before I was born, Pakistan was ruled by a general who had seized power in a military coup and elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshall—the highest rank in the British army, whose structures and hierarchies were inherited by several post-colonial nations.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Morgan is adored for her relatability and the nuggets of wisdom that are cleverly interwoven into her jokes.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Leo and Grace have a 2-year-old daughter adored by the gang.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Nichiren was a monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), and his teachings form the basis of a unique branch of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Lotus Sūtra, one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The study is the latest knock on a technology, for years promoted by oil and gas industry, that has often been touted as a climate solution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Angela Grothaus and Lisa Human have been promoted to partners, recognizing their exceptional leadership and dedication to client service, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The most famous conjure woman in the 19th century, Marie Laveau (1801-1881), worshiped Mami Wata in her Voodoo practice, which blended Roman Catholicism, Yoruba traditions, and Haitian Vodou for healing, protection, comfort, and even revenge.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet the music icon, still worshiped decades after his death, was intimidated by one artist.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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While knowledge has been exalted by artists, poets, philosophers and scientists, dictatorships have been opposed not only by great humanists but also by science itself.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The film follows the story of a young interethnic couple whose love, in the whirlwind of a bloody history, remains pure, unchanged, and exalted.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said that the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, appeared to have idolized many of the mass shooters who had gone before them.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fein had long idolized the legendary producer and creator of the Wall of Sound.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Deified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deified. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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