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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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Recent Examples of exalt
Those ancestors are to be venerated and eternally respected, not used as shorthand for the disparagement of their descendants’ art, which often explicitly exalts their history.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
The show is also designed to exalt Avignon’s many attractions, with a monumental gold archway erected on its partial medieval bridge (only four arches survive) to works housed in 10 museums, all free to enter.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Over in the House of Representatives chamber, the decor exalts legislative landmarks.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
For celebrities this week, the latest in hair, makeup, and nails were exalted through specific colors, styles, and of course, the agreement on what’s in this season.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 June 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
The show is also designed to exalt Avignon’s many attractions, with a monumental gold archway erected on its partial medieval bridge (only four arches survive) to works housed in 10 museums, all free to enter.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Over in the House of Representatives chamber, the decor exalts legislative landmarks.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
For celebrities this week, the latest in hair, makeup, and nails were exalted through specific colors, styles, and of course, the agreement on what’s in this season.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalt
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Your white blood cell and platelet counts may be off, your liver enzymes may be elevated or your kidney function tests may be decreased.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Property crime is also slightly elevated compared to last year.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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For this month’s 20th anniversary of Dog Day, suggestions on how to celebrate including taking your dog for a walk, adopting a dog or donating blankets, food or funds to a local rescue center.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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On a societal level, bigger cars take up more public space, leaving less room for the livable, likeable city and promote urban sprawl.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Wicked: For Good, which premieres on Nov. 21, the Oscar winner is also busy promoting Ne Zha II.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Carbon dioxide usually gets blamed for climate change, not praised for solving it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Megyn Kelly can’t seem to praise her beloved Sydney Sweeney without disrespecting Beyoncé in the same breath.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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My fav event 2 attend, but we’ve been blessed with a son.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Georgia is blessed with rich farmland, and its produce and livestock have always been the bedrock of how Atlanta cooks and eats.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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