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Recent Examples of dignify The goal is to make the homes feel welcoming and dignifying for those who’ve gone without kind or, at the very least, livable home lives, Hindman added. Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 President Carter dignified the office. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024 An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dignify
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  • There are even aromatherapy options available for purchase to elevate your shower experience.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 26 May 2025
  • The move is expected to elevate the importance of the State Department and Pentagon in advising Trump on important foreign policy moves.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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  • Pollard was promoted to be executive vice president in 1980 and then president and chief operating officer in 1981 before he was named ServiceMaster’s CEO in 1983, succeeding Wessner.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • But on one March evening, these hulking installations were just a backdrop: Goose, and 1,000 of its most ardent fans, descended on the space for a special event promoting the ascendant Connecticut jam band’s new album, Everything Must Go (released April 25).
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 6 June 2025

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“Dignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignify. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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