enshrinement

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Recent Examples of enshrinement His wealth of knowledge on player development and the intricacies of managing the game were rewarded with the sport’s ultimate prize in 2014 — enshrinement into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026 Aaron Judge is all but a lock for eventual enshrinement. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 May 2026 The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Arison, 76, has declined interview requests ahead of his Hall of Fame enshrinement. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrinement
Noun
  • At the heart of the ceremony is the act of enthronement, in which the archbishop is formally seated in the cathedral’s two symbolic chairs.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The glorification of criminals who attack the rich is not new — think Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger — and experts say this is often amplified in times of income inequity and economic turmoil.
    Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • Jewish leaders and analysts say expressions of support for terrorist groups such as Hamas, combined with public glorification of violence, have contributed to an environment in which anti-Jewish hostility is becoming increasingly normalized.
    Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
  • His actual goal is aggrandizement.
    Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her understanding — and exaltation — of womanhood has also been a strength.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • Your legacy, as it is being formed daily, reflects division rather than love, harm rather than healing, and self-exaltation rather than humility.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Themes of self-ennoblement run throughout this playful and prodigious jazz-pop suite, a quartet of songs explore the pleasures (and sometimes, perils) of gassing yourself up.
    Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The praise from the internet was nice.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Some policies were met with praise In some areas, business priorities did manage to win passage in the legislature this year.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • At Cannes, as with other festivals, the length of standing ovations is carefully tracked, and Gray jokingly tried to urge the audience to keep the adulation going, pointing to his watch.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • One of the most enthusiastic applauders was James Franco, who was on his feet as soon as the film ended and kept up his ovation till the very end.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Her death was confirmed by her nephew, Bryan Longet, who posted a social media tribute on Thursday.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • But alongside the music, the Fab Four also spawned a parallel tribute-film industry all but dedicated to extolling their cultural influence.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

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“Enshrinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrinement. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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