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deifying

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verb

present participle of deify
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Adjective
  • The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The strongman leader broke precedent to remain head of the party and the state for a third term starting in 2022, and has so far avoided elevating an heir apparent.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • He was credited with elevating the revenues, profits and image of Macy’s West, successfully differentiating it from regional department store competitors, and evolving Macy’s private labels into private brands, with in-store shops, professional sales associates and full-price marketing.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still worshipping and leading others in worship – just on my own.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Its followers strictly adhere to the 29 commandments of Guru Jambheshwar, which include the sacred principles of worshiping and protecting all animals.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sophia James began a TikTok experiment by posting seven videos promoting the same song to test the platform's algorithm.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After decades of ignoring advances in data and analytics and mainly promoting from within, the Rockies seem intent on hiring an outsider to be their new head of baseball operations, after dismissing general manager Bill Schmidt at the start of October.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other pastors are cautioning against politicizing his death and warning against idolizing him over the gospel.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Naroditsky grew up idolizing Kramnik, who is 50 and who had his heyday in the early 2000s, Rozman said in the video.
    Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In developing proprietary colors and in-house embroideries, the late founder set a template that Shukla is exalting.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting.
    Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Deifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deifying. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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