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as in to elevate
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 to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess
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as in glorious
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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 exalt
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Contrary to Mercury, the love planet exalts in this Water sign, making relationship dynamics smoother to navigate.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 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
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This is huge — Mars is exalted in Capricorn, meaning your ambition, drive, and professional focus are about to be unstoppable.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Boyes, too, exalts the elephants like a man possessed.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Contrary to Mercury, the love planet exalts in this Water sign, making relationship dynamics smoother to navigate.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Within this landscape, the Paiza Collection occupies an exalted tier of its own.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 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
Later years are to be exalted and welcomed.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This is huge — Mars is exalted in Capricorn, meaning your ambition, drive, and professional focus are about to be unstoppable.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalt
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But Roosevelt later declared his time there a glorious period of strenuous living and personal rebirth.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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Represents Prince’s brief but glorious fling with ‘60s psychedelia.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The board game features historic and famous landmarks, including the Biltmore Hotel, the Venetian Pool and City Hall.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Simpson also said having her famous family there to support her helped push her through, even through the difficulty of long rehearsals under a heavy costume.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Followed by a screening of the celebrated 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, a project supported by both Sundance and SFFILM.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of the most celebrated modern uses of pickles occurred during an NFL game in 2000 when the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Dallas Cowboys on a day when the temperature was a blistering 109 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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The library has moved to clarify that it was not named for Steve, but, in 1992, for his father Preston Tisch, an honored alum.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Threat to win 30 This is the 50th anniversary of Jones winning the 1976 National League Cy Young Award, the first Padres pitcher so honored.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the new global art world, significant new works by the most renowned artists often debuted in places like Havana and Johannesburg rather than in Paris or New York.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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But its renowned wellness offering is arguably needed more deeply in London than anywhere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia is using its East-West pipeline, which stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea, to transfer about 5 million barrels per day out of the Gulf, said Michael Lynch, distinguished fellow at Energy Policy Research Foundation, a non-partisan institution focused on energy and economics.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Advertisement Curtis Bradley, a distinguished service professor of law at the University of Chicago, told TIME that there is, at least, some precedent, citing President Jimmy Carter's withdrawal from a mutual defense treaty with Taiwan in 1978, which was formalized in 1980.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Keefe, one of America’s pre-eminent investigative journalists, is already having The Snakehead adapted by A24, which is described as a mix between The Godfather and Chinatown.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Apple's iMac is the pre-eminent all-in-one on the market, a stylish and slick computer that's designed for creative work but capably handles entertainment and productivity as well.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Until the 1990s, many of New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras krewes were segregated.—
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.—
Case Thorp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalt. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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