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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday
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as in praised
to proclaim the glory of
monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess
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Recent Examples of exalted
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the worst thing that Hollywood’s long-standing formulaic approach has done is to convince even sophisticated critics that movies can’t rival literature as exalted artistic achievements.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Later years are to be exalted and welcomed.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
No one familiar with the Islamic Republic will be surprised that the whole system was riddled with people who believed in nothing but their own enrichment and survival, and who achieved their exalted positions through mediocrity.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the worst thing that Hollywood’s long-standing formulaic approach has done is to convince even sophisticated critics that movies can’t rival literature as exalted artistic achievements.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
For instance, with the moon exalted in Taurus, Mercury exalted in Virgo and Venus at home in the sign of Libra, the cosmos is practically working overtime for there to be tact, productivity and harmony in our exchanges.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Later years are to be exalted and welcomed.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalted
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In Key West, grab a cold one at the famed Sloppy Joe’s bar, see the famous five-toed cats at the Ernest Hemingway Home, dive into history at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, and watch the glorious sunsets at Mallory Square.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Tulip The Sun's glorious shift into fiery Aries marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Nasdaq-100 index, YTD The concentration of the market rally means options traders are placing more bets on single stocks than indexes, keeping volatility elevated on a single-stock basis.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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For Harris and his cattle farm, rising prices across the supply chain could force him to keep retail prices elevated in the months ahead, in order to make ends meet.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Other commenters praised Shepard for genuinely prioritizing Bell's desires on the holiday.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Postecoglou memorably praised them after Bergvall scored in Spurs’ 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of last season’s Carabao Cup semi-final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Short but sweet Jacksonville took advantage of perhaps the most famous offseason haircut with quarterback Trevor Lawrence getting his long locks cut short on camera after introducing the Jaguars’ schedule that then plays out on the screen edited down to less than 2 minutes.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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To paraphrase the famous musical title, a funny thing happened on the way to the upfronts this year.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Later eras of pluralism and multiculturalism celebrated diversity and protected the ability of communities to preserve their identities.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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This year's issue was celebrated with an exclusive party held at the Hard Rock Hotel New York, and included appearances from many big names, including three out of the four 2026 cover girls, Tiffany Haddish, Alix Earle and Nicole Williams English.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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My colleagues Ellie Austin, Alyson Shontell and I were so honored to co-host a talking circle with Steinem at her home in Manhattan this week, bringing together members of the Fortune MPW community to talk about AI and its impact on business and society.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bruce also had the lowest levels of stress hormone metabolites, was given priority access to the four central feeding stations on account of his rank, and even had a non-mate remove debris from his lower beak, the only individual in the circus to be so honored.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Alonso is blessed to inherit several excellent progressive passers at Chelsea.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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We as a coaching staff were blessed to be able to spend five days a week with them this spring.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The center, which opened in 1915, was originally commissioned by renowned La Jolla philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps and designed by famed architect Irving Gill.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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But even larger numbers of socially conservative white working-class voters in Wales, Scotland and northern England — the traditional bedrock of Labour’s support — switched to Reform, the insurgent party founded by Nigel Farage, the renowned Brexit campaigner.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Exalted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalted. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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