as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
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Recent Examples of enthrone
The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.
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The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
King Charles was enthroned with the commanding St. Edward's Crown, used only to crown a new monarch.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Hierarchies in art, with painting and sculpture enthroned at the top, don’t make sense either.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
King Charles was enthroned with the commanding St. Edward's Crown, used only to crown a new monarch.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Hierarchies in art, with painting and sculpture enthroned at the top, don’t make sense either.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthrone
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Even though the Nittany Lions lost a top-five draft pick in edge rusher Abdul Carter, the thought was that Knowles could elevate an already-strong Penn State defense that returned plenty of talent.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Goad joined The Tennessean in 2016 as the business and entertainment editor and has been critical to the company’s digital growth, leading a dramatic expansion of music and entertainment coverage while elevating its enterprise business reporting.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Weeping delights in the exalted, the sublime, the magnificent — a symphony, a vista, megafauna, even a brilliant dissertation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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In developing proprietary colors and in-house embroideries, the late founder set a template that Shukla is exalting.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Enthrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthrone. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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