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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
Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The dinner-table scenes at home, where Meg faces off against Ringwald’s scowlingly proper aunt, conjure that familiar Sundance genre of glorified sitcom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mainstream culture has consistently glorified smallness as ideal for women’s health, but the key to high performance and aging well is strength over size.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026
Lutalo doesn’t want to be glorified for his work in the community, David said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Lift operators are glorified alpine life guards.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
So much more than the lightweight, dinky pieces that are basically glorified dorm fridges, Gougette’s appliances create a miniature wine cave in the kitchen, controlling temperature, humidity, and light.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
Olmec sculptures often glorified rulers and gods.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
The Met café is a glorified cafeteria—and an overpriced one at that.
—Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The dinner-table scenes at home, where Meg faces off against Ringwald’s scowlingly proper aunt, conjure that familiar Sundance genre of glorified sitcom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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
The last audience game came during the second quarter, leaving us to be glorified sound effects during the second half of the show.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Mainstream culture has consistently glorified smallness as ideal for women’s health, but the key to high performance and aging well is strength over size.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Feb. 2026
Lutalo doesn’t want to be glorified for his work in the community, David said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Lift operators are glorified alpine life guards.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
So much more than the lightweight, dinky pieces that are basically glorified dorm fridges, Gougette’s appliances create a miniature wine cave in the kitchen, controlling temperature, humidity, and light.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
Olmec sculptures often glorified rulers and gods.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorified
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Laila Nakhla is arguably Egypt’s most revered contemporary jewelry designer, with more than four decades of expertise in fusing the aesthetics of the ancients with a modern twist.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the backlash suggests On This Day… is still somewhat ahead of its time, and that viewers don’t want revered storytellers embracing artificial intelligence.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The following day, the president visited a shrine to the Niños Héroes — the Boy Heroes, six teenage military cadets who died in one of the last battles of the Mexican-American War and thus hold an exalted place in the Mexican psyche.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The exalted goal of unity and mutual respect resonated.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is one reason IV is elevated.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mike Ekeler was hired as the special teams coordinator/linebackers coach, Paul Gonzales was hired to coach the safeties and Skyler Jones was elevated to defensive tackles coach.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Seahorses are already venerated for having the unusual reproductive trait of the males being the ones that get pregnant.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since becoming a global celebrity in the mid-’90s, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has become venerated for her restrained, aloof glamour.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those Taste of the Mint events take place March 12 and March 19, but pricing has not yet been advertised.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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During the application phase, the project was advertised online, allowing all eligible companies to register via websites created by Statista and TIME.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, the priest has been praised by progressives for his academic achievements and his efforts to assist the poor.—
Manuel Rueda,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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But fans have widely praised Parker's vision and adherence to the source material.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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The characters are mostly idealized, the action is predictable, and its core conflicts derivative of those in the minds of most American teenagers in the middle of the 20th century.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Standing in an envy-worthy walk-in closet completely makeup-free, the Emma actress modeled a series of wardrobe staples, including a black bomber jacket, a gray wool peacoat, a leather funnel neck jacket, and a plunging V-neck cardigan.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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It should be mentioned that several book erasures have occurred in US publishing in recent years when a particular volume was deemed censorship-worthy not by the vigilantly value-defensive right but the vigilantly value-defensive left.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Glorified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorified. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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