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as in exaltation
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as in adoration
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Recent Examples of glorification
What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
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Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Critics said the jeans campaign amounted to a dog whistle for eugenics and a glorification of whiteness.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Though the district quickly announced the shirts were a math joke and unrelated to Kirk, conservatives and some Republican officials from around the country amplified the image and portrayed it as a glorification of political violence.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
Genuine peace requires rewriting textbooks, ending propaganda, and ceasing the glorification of violence.
—Artak Beglaryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The portrayal of indigenous people was riddled with stereotypes and other problematic story elements, including the glorification of suicide.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Critics said the jeans campaign amounted to a dog whistle for eugenics and a glorification of whiteness.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Though the district quickly announced the shirts were a math joke and unrelated to Kirk, conservatives and some Republican officials from around the country amplified the image and portrayed it as a glorification of political violence.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
Genuine peace requires rewriting textbooks, ending propaganda, and ceasing the glorification of violence.
—Artak Beglaryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The portrayal of indigenous people was riddled with stereotypes and other problematic story elements, including the glorification of suicide.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorification
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But like much gospel, the Staple Singers’ music hinges on a buoyant joyfulness that invites the listener to share in their exaltation.—
Santi Elijah Holley,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The latter song, like many Vandross classics, is jubilant, and its exaltations of liberation and hope take on special meaning when sung by Black characters, speaking to the long struggle for freedom.—
Kayla Randall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Soon, the teens’ adoration for each other is at risk of becoming a nightmare.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Candyman, the Candyman franchise (1992–1999; 2021) Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) finds out that adoration and horror don't mix when she is faced with the attachment of the sinister Candyman (Tony Todd) in the 1992 film classic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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And there were many others in the floundering nation-states of Asia and Africa who succumbed to the American ideology of individual aggrandizement and self-cherishing.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Colloquial slang in reverence to the most maniacal competitors.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In which body and face are vessels, temples of reverence, rather than shame.—
Caroline Rothstein,
InStyle,
30 Dec. 2025
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Lower magnification models like the Canon 10x42 IS WP L are good for starhopping across constellations and getting a wide view of star fields.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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The clear magnification helps bring color and movement into focus, making every sighting more memorable.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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Two of his followers were the parents of Kim Il Sung, and Cheng tracks how a family’s faith and American proselytizing became the roots of Kimilsungism, the ideology elevating the rulers of North Korea to a nearly deified state of veneration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The removal of the skull, according to study authors, signifies an act of remembrance, social memory, and ancestral veneration.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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During the live video, Khan mentioned New Japan Strong and Ring of Honor (ROH) as promotions that would be interested in seeing a National Champion appear at their events.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, the consumer will click on a promotion from a new bank and open an account.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try driving eastward, on Palmetto Park Road or Glades or Camino Real, to get to City Hall, the downtown library, Mizner Park, places of worship in east Boca or to our beautiful beaches.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said the shooter or shooters fled from the house of worship, likely traveling north on Redwood Road.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Glorification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorification. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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