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as in elevating
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 praising
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 exalting
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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In developing proprietary colors and in-house embroideries, the late founder set a template that Shukla is exalting.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting.
—Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalting
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Comcast its elevating Steve Croney to CEO of its core Connectivity & Platforms division, succeeding Dave Watson, effective January 1.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Comcast is elevating a longtime finance veteran to a new C-suite role.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Perry officially kicked off the screening by praising his star Shannon Thornton, best known for her role as Miss Mississippi on Katori Hall’s hit Starz show P-Valley.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Patteron burst out laughing and praising her roast.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Weng has been offered a new research project that will contribute to the improved reliability and effectiveness of legged robotic systems by advancing evaluation standards and by promoting transparency regarding the capabilities – and limitations – of these systems, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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While the Bridgerton star has been promoting the Wicked sequel, he has also been given the title of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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In one video shared by Dodgers Nation on X, Tanaka can be seen celebrating with Ohtani and their dog, Decoy, on the field after the team won the NL West.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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What makes celebrating this time of year feel special for you?—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thick blood oozed from the crown of the man on the ground and slid like blessing oil over his eyes, nose, cheeks and chin.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Steven, in addition to giving us Ashur, the gods will be blessing us with the return of Lucy Lawless as Lucretia.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Exalting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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