enshrinement

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Recent Examples of enshrinement Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Kuechly headline the 15 modern-era finalists, with between three and five gaining enshrinement. Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Feb. 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
  • What could have been a biting portrait of the glorification of female beauty is softened by a simple happy ending—in a world where no ending can possibly be simple, whether happy or not.
    Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
    Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
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
  • And there were many others in the floundering nation-states of Asia and Africa who succumbed to the American ideology of individual aggrandizement and self-cherishing.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At our core is the exaltation of free speech, expression and personal liberty.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In the lead-up to this moment, Venus squares Uranus on February 8 before entering Pisces, the sign of her exaltation, on February 10.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond the star’s praise, the everyday pick boasts a versatile design and unique asymmetrical silhouette that’ll earn compliments galore.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • So far, the movie has drawn mixed reviews from critics, though most of them have nothing but praise for Buckley.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the night didn’t belong to just Flagg, a Maine native who grew up cheering for the Celtics and drew loud ovations from family, friends and fans who made the trip down to see him.
    Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The Mavericks rookie received an electric ovation from the home crowd at TD Garden, but those same Celtics fans delivered a raucous level of applause for Jayson Tatum, who played his first NBA game in 298 days since tearing his right Achilles.
    Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Though the two barely mentioned each other leading up to Liam’s death, Harry posted a poignant tribute to his bandmate.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2026
  • His death has brought an outpouring of tributes to the civil rights leader and politician who devoted his life to pushing for equality and change.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Enshrinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrinement. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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