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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 worshiped
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 glamourized
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 Synonyms for glorified
Adjective
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Between scenes, the two revered actors discussed how juicy the gangster parts are.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025 -
After posting record box office figures in Greece, Stelios, a biopic of the revered Greek musician Stelios Kazantzidis, is heading stateside for a theatrical release via Firestorm Entertainment.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Useful and beneficial as coca may be both as food and medicine, such physical properties alone cannot account for its exalted place in the spiritual life of those living in the Andes today, not to mention all the cultures and civilizations that came before them.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the most exalted goal of artificial intelligence has been the creation of an artificial general intelligence, or AGI, capable of matching or even outperforming human beings on any intellectual task.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Apr. 2023
Verb
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The shoe also elevated the game in terms of marketing.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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While his draft stock elevated, the Cowboys kept losing games.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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This was advertised for sale on the cover of the business section of The Naperville Sun.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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Today, the keto diet is often advertised and used for weight loss.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Porcelain Serving Cart by Richard Schultz $4,230 Design Within Reach Knoll’s splurge worthy bar cart would look sleek perched poolside and holding a pitcher of sangria.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest book by the scholar Phillips Payson O’Brien on Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler as strategists is a worthy entry.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Weezer recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Blue Album, along with an accompanying tour and festival circuit.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Consistency and respect should be celebrated.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a sublime moment of selflessness, the two great leaders nobly transcended their differences and chose the path of peace and reconciliation.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not just the moments of sublime beauty, time with my thoughts, and endless conversation, but also the difficulty, the chaos, the opportunity to peel back yet another layer of my humanness and examine what lay beneath.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Glorified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorified. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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