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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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Mars is in its exaltation in Capricorn, making this transit even more productive and empowering.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
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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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In reality, Lawrence and Stone are longtime friends (and future collaborators) who haven't been shy about voicing their adoration for one another.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jerry adoration of football is well documented, almost as much as his first true love — money.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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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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His reverence for patient, disciplined cooking can be traced back to his time cooking in Italy and with pasta whisperer Craig Richards.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Don Was, whose extraordinary career includes working with the Rolling Stones, Gregg Allman, and Bonnie Raitt, speaks with reverence about his seven years playing bass with Bob Weir & Wolf Bros.—
Alan Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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But the tickets can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive dates, and visitors can opt to visit a single WDW park on more than one day during the promotion.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also ahead for the Grammy winner is a tour in promotion of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, beginning in June 2026.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Glorification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorification. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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