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as in revered
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as in exalted
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world
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as in venerated
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
let us now glorify the Lord
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as in advertised
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do
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as in praised
to proclaim the glory of
the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall
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as in idealized
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader
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Recent Examples of glorified
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The local newspaper—where Macy was once a paper girl—has been reduced to a glorified pamphlet.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Billion-time champ Bama has to care about what happens in the Vandy game, which used to be the glorified FCS game!
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Some characters are inevitably short-changed by the two-hour runtime — key elements of companion Inara (Morena Baccarin)'s story were left on the cutting room floor, while the show's moral center, Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), gets nothing more than a glorified cameo.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn Learning's material largely comes across as a glorified slideshow presentation, and this is especially true for the business content.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
For example, while researching material before making Deep Dive Korea, Jeong felt that the topic of the haenyeo female free divers had been glorified in the media without sufficient context of the suffering and hardship historically associated with the community.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
When building a startup, it’s glorified to work 100 hours a week.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s glorified by the rap culture.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Some are glorified press releases; others are more significant.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The person behind the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis posted YouTube videos expressing admiration for other mass shooters, who are glorified in some online communities.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The teen’s social media accounts contained antisemitic and white supremacist posts and glorified other school shooters.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Can that work in the big leagues, where the manager is usually a glorified PR staffer who talks to the media and takes the blame (deserved or not) for losses?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The local newspaper—where Macy was once a paper girl—has been reduced to a glorified pamphlet.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Billion-time champ Bama has to care about what happens in the Vandy game, which used to be the glorified FCS game!
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Some characters are inevitably short-changed by the two-hour runtime — key elements of companion Inara (Morena Baccarin)'s story were left on the cutting room floor, while the show's moral center, Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), gets nothing more than a glorified cameo.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn Learning's material largely comes across as a glorified slideshow presentation, and this is especially true for the business content.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Often romanticized and glorified as a triumphant moment in Western histories, Columbus’s travels wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, which became one of the key areas for European expansion and subsequently violent accumulation.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
For example, while researching material before making Deep Dive Korea, Jeong felt that the topic of the haenyeo female free divers had been glorified in the media without sufficient context of the suffering and hardship historically associated with the community.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
When building a startup, it’s glorified to work 100 hours a week.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s glorified by the rap culture.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Some are glorified press releases; others are more significant.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The person behind the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis posted YouTube videos expressing admiration for other mass shooters, who are glorified in some online communities.
—Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The teen’s social media accounts contained antisemitic and white supremacist posts and glorified other school shooters.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorified
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The lineup of special guests also includes Jason Biggs, Dominique Sanda, James Franco, Dolph Lundgren, Joanna Kulig and Hanna Schygulla, all presenting works both new and revered.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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When the bill comes due after seven years of high living, infidelity, gambling, drinking, and usury, Jabez’s only hope seems to be Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold), the revered and charismatic politician and orator.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Having arrived at last at an exalted status, nothing would pry William from it.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Despite the manual’s exalted reputation, the magazine’s style sometimes diverged from its prescriptions.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Kapler was elevated to general manager of the Miami Marlins on Monday.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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While posing for photos, the couple’s joint monochrome moment both complemented and elevated their respective looks.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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This is something new in the techno-sphere that for the longest time elevated and venerated the founder/CEO as superstar.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nine people were hurt when a shooting broke out at an Airbnb birthday party advertised on social media, Ohio authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tesla has created impactful vehicles and software, but are its Full Self-Driving features really as safe as advertised?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This novel was nominated for the Booker prize in 2021 and was praised for being genre-bending.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Chu praised Kerstein, likening the art of editing each musical number to a different puzzle.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This clearly suggests that idealized online self-presentation can inflate social impressions but may create disappointment when offline reality does not match expectations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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These values were generally shared by his employers at Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, organisations idealized as the polar opposite of Emperor Palpatine's authoritarian dictatorship from a galaxy far, far away.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The designer likes to curve these pretty toppers into architectural shapes to give them even more wow-worthy appeal.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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There are splurge-worthy retreats that make for a highly memorable milestone celebration.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Glorified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorified. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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