emblazoning

verb

present participle of emblazon
as in praising
to proclaim the glory of colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come

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Recent Examples of emblazoning Yonah Mountain Vineyards also pays homage to the iconic mountain by emblazoning its wine bottles and glasses with a bear symbol. — Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblazoning
  1. praising
  2. celebrating
  3. blessing
Verb
  • Carlson praising a member of the Democratic Party is more threatening to Vance than Carlson praising an apologist for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The video of the confrontation has drawn more than 64,000 likes, with many commenters praising Opperman as a small-town hero.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of praising
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  • Tommy White Rated PG-13, 1 hour 37 minutes Hank, an American living in Australia, is now trying to be a gentle giant, one who’s celebrating his one-year anniversary of sobriety and who clearly suffers from lingering emotional trauma.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The film, on the other hand, centers on July 14, 1937, which is Bastille Day in France, a day celebrating freedom.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebrating
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  • By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of blessing

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“Emblazoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblazoning. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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