1
as in adores
to love or admire too much
materialistic people who deify money
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2
as in venerates
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 elevates
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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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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Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Walsh venerates Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Myers takes what could easily become an underwhelming topic and elevates it to a song of yearning, expectant romance.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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Using quality rum and real sugar elevates the experience.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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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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Today, the family reveres New York City — and not just as a mecca for fashion.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Riley was awash in memories during his latest return to a city that still reveres him.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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Whereas reading on a tablet exposes your body to sleep-disrupting blue light, this reading light has a 670 nanometer red light bulb that actually promotes natural melatonin production.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Sugar promotes inflammation in the body and saturated fat boosts serum cholesterol.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Contrary to Mercury, the love planet exalts in this Water sign, making relationship dynamics smoother to navigate.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Anti-Defamation League said Blood Tribe practices Esoteric Hitlerism, a belief system that exalts Adolf Hitler as a deity, as well as Wotanism, a white supremacist variant of Norse Paganism.—
Brett Barrouquerre,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2023
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“Deifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deifies. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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