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
In her 2018 opening sermon as Bishop of London, Mullally told the congregation that 105 years ago, suffragettes tried to detonate a bomb under the seat on which she been enthroned moments earlier.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Top 8 will be cut to four, then two, and the top influencer will be enthroned.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Top 8 will be cut to four, then two, and the top influencer will be enthroned.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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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This faux leather midi skirt is elegant and can be elevated with a crisp white shirt or cashmere cardigan.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Wise’s essential deployment of tension is absent without the compressed grain that elevates it.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Peterson was promoted to sergeant in 2004 and appointed chief in 2011.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Colleagues came to know her as steady and disciplined, someone others could depend on, and in 1996 she was promoted to assistant city manager.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The savings plan has been exalted by some as a favorable path to secure a six-figure nest egg for their kids, but personal finance expert Dave Ramsey believes there are better ways to secure wealth.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s version of Christianity instead preaches no mercy for those against him, demands followers exalt him above everything, celebrates the gaudy instead of the godly.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Enthrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthrone. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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