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as in glorification
the act of raising someone or something in importance
He criticized our society's exaltation of wealth.
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as in joy
a strong sense of well-being, power, or importance
Until that moment, I'd never experienced anything like the exaltation of winning the championship.
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Recent Examples of exaltation
Its exaltation of trees reminds me of Tolkien’s Tree of Gondor and the human capacity to appreciate the simple beauty of living things.
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Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Of course, butter has long been a favorite food of many people—and, whether its being smoothed onto bread or melted into sauces, its exaltation isn’t exactly new.
—Konstanze Popp, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
The exaltations from bullish investors will give him enough cover to continue to make misleading declarations about what is and isn’t autonomous.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Of course, butter has long been a favorite food of many people—and, whether its being smoothed onto bread or melted into sauces, its exaltation isn’t exactly new.
—Konstanze Popp, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
The exaltations from bullish investors will give him enough cover to continue to make misleading declarations about what is and isn’t autonomous.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaltation
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So think about joy as the experience and happiness as the idea.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The future will be controlled by inflicting pleasure, not pain.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Hell, by way of pleasure and ambition, this slight-but-winsome dramedy offers a step-up from recent vintages; by way of international resonance, however, this latest opener seems unlikely for a world tour.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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After a handful of games on the junior varsity team to begin his career, Lewis earned a promotion to the varsity team as a freshman, hitting .333 while primarily at third base.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Founded in 2003, ADI supports the growth and success of small-scale distillers through education, advocacy, networking, and promotion of best practices in the industry.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The second book takes kids on a global culinary adventure, from slurping noodles in Japan to savoring tagines in Morocco and discovering the delight of gelato in Italy.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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My view is that a good payment policy is focused on customer delight and accommodation, while putting suppliers in control of the process and associated costs with the right tools in place to complete the transaction as smoothly as possible and monitor success.—
Bob Purcell,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Enacted in 2019, Local Law 97 mandates emissions-reduction investments across the city’s buildings sector that, when implemented, will likely spark more new job creation than any other part of the green economy.—
Jonathan Bowles,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Cosby is a gifted novelist whose passionate writing about the modern South has garnered him much critical praise and the admiration of President Obama.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Word of mouth is a powerful tool, and those who have been lucky enough to spend a significant amount of time with a Lexus GS F tend to sing its praises.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
13 May 2025
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Danke attached a microscope lens at 20 times magnification to a Sony digital camera to zoom in on the insect’s compound eye, at the left of the photo.—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bring binoculars again because the moon will be slender, and, besides, the Pleiades look spectacular with a bit of magnification.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Melling conveys the paradoxical elevation of Colin’s low self-esteem through the subservient relationship with an appealing pluckiness.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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In the cultural landscape of midcentury America, few transformations were as subtly seismic as the slow, sometimes reluctant, elevation of country music into the national consciousness.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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“Exaltation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaltation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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