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Recent Examples of glorification
What could have been a biting portrait of the glorification of female beauty is softened by a simple happy ending—in a world where no ending can possibly be simple, whether happy or not.
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Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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.
—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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At our core is the exaltation of free speech, expression and personal liberty.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the lead-up to this moment, Venus squares Uranus on February 8 before entering Pisces, the sign of her exaltation, on February 10.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bad Bunny’s adoration for Chile is hardly new.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2026
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And yet the 1934 World Cup in Italy was turned into a spectacle of adoration for the Fascist dictator Mussolini.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 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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The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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And that still doesn’t feel low enough, as there’s still some reverence reserved for the team’s prior track record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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First, take two photos of your head (one from the front and one from the top) for a macro view, then four photos of your scalp using a wand with a 60x magnification lens on the end.—
Angela Moscaritolo,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 2026
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Budget models are usually limited to low magnification and small objective lenses, whereas more premium models can offer high magnifications, bigger objective lenses and serious waterproofing for tricky weather.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some Buddhist teachers emphasize Buddha’s teachings of mindfulness over relic veneration, creating different approaches to these sacred objects across various sects.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Of the plaques eventually placed in San Antonio, most are expected sites for veneration, commemorating personalities of the Spanish Colonial or Texas Revolutionary periods, with others recognizing later famous residents, such as Robert E. Lee and author O. Henry.—
Paula Allen,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The trial stems from a lawsuit filed in 2024 that alleged the companies have dominated the industry by suffocating competitors and controlling everything from concert promotion to ticketing.—
Larry Neumeister,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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In that summary judgment, Judge Arun Subramanian dismissed claims that Live Nation has a monopoly over the concert promotion industry, and that its conduct has led to higher ticket prices.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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No more climate-change worship.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Glorification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorification. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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