enshrinement

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Recent Examples of enshrinement 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Colfer earned praise and a Golden Globe award for his sensitive portrayal of Kurt's journey, which included several timely bullying storylines.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Sanoja said hearing that praise from Suarez, a two-time All-Star, was a confidence booster for him.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The family of Troy Murray, a former forward and team broadcaster who died last month, got one of the day's loudest ovations when they were shown on the videoboard.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Megan Thee Stallion’s Broadway experience hasn’t been all roses and standing ovations.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Seen from behind, the gown descended into a waterfall drapery with overlapping layers of white and green satin—a tribute to the colors of the Pakistani flag.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There will also be in-person tributes to filmmakers Gianfranco Rosi and Caveh Zahedi.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Enshrinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrinement. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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