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Recent Examples of enshrinement
The table below compares Wilson's Seattle tenures to the most illustrious runs other dual-threat quarterbacks made before earning enshrinement.
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Arison, 76, has declined interview requests ahead of his Hall of Fame enshrinement.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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
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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
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Critics said the jeans campaign amounted to a dog whistle for eugenics and a glorification of whiteness.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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McMaster’s formulation, like Trump’s exaltation of selfishness, rests on profound ignorance of the true sources of American strength.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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One that is more spiritually rewarding than praise or criticism in scouting reports.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here in the United States, the writer and filmmaker Mike Judge has garnered praise over the course of his career for getting laughs out of broken systems and absurd ignorance in American culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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In his final professional game in Chicago, Michael Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation during player introductions.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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There were tears, cheers, a few standing ovations (for Michelle Satter and Amy Redford), a surprise performance by Patti LuPone, and a slew of awards presented during a nearly three-hour fundraiser held at Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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At the world premiere of Margot Robbie's buzzy new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, the Australian actress paid tribute to Elizabeth Taylor's legendary Hollywood romance with Richard Burton by donning Taylor's iconic Cartier Taj Mahal necklace on the red carpet.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Macaulay Culkin is one of the first celebrities to pay tribute to Catherine O'Hara following her death on Friday.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Enshrinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrinement. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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