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as in elevates
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 venerates
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
let us now glorify the Lord
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as in advertises
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do
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as in celebrates
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 idealizes
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 glorifies
The report claims that Hezbollah gives child fighters heroes’ funerals and publicly glorifies them before their peers in order to encourage other children to follow in their footsteps.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The intelligence reports warn that 764 and its many offshoots have expanded into a transnational, online network that glorifies violence and tries to coerce people, often minors, to hurt themselves or others.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Mindfulness takes that preliminary and glorifies it into the be-all and end-all.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Sharp Objects uses a murder mystery to excavate the rot at the core of a Missouri town whose mythology glorifies the Confederacy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Non-meat mains are… fine… but this joint glorifies the carnivorous lifestyle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Our culture often glorifies doing more, but rest is just as vital.
—Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
The intelligence reports warn that 764 and its many offshoots have expanded into a transnational, online network that glorifies violence and tries to coerce people, often minors, to hurt themselves or others.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Mindfulness takes that preliminary and glorifies it into the be-all and end-all.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Sharp Objects uses a murder mystery to excavate the rot at the core of a Missouri town whose mythology glorifies the Confederacy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Non-meat mains are… fine… but this joint glorifies the carnivorous lifestyle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Our culture often glorifies doing more, but rest is just as vital.
—Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorifies
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The festival helps support the museum’s capital campaign and elevates its exposure.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2026
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Walk daily and pick up the pace Brisk walking for 30 minutes a day reduces abdominal fat, elevates calorie burn and improves cardiovascular health.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
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Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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The complex’s website advertises two-bedroom units starting at $1,250.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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For example, while Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna University advertises tuition rate of roughly $60,000 per year, after discounting its net tuition revenue per student is slightly more than $17,000.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Join a hike followed by a grove hangout with music and an art activity that celebrates queerness in the human and natural worlds.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Miller constantly reinvented herself and this retrospective celebrates her many lives from fashion model and muse to surrealist artist, fashion photographer, portraitist and pioneering war reporter and photographer.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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However, Neptune idealizes, which can ultimately blur boundaries, while Mercury prefers to be analytical, seeking out the facts and hard data.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The definition of ultra-processing reflects a philosophy that idealizes traditional culinary practices and treats modern food processing methods as suspect, regardless of their health effects.—
David S. Ludwig,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kristin Droege, executive director of Turn the Page KC, a nonprofit agency that promotes early literacy in Kansas City, said the program’s loss of state funding will hurt the families who took advantage of the free books and other services.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Hitting the delete, unsubscribe and hide buttons can be natural reactions in a world that promotes consumerism.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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The World Health Organization announces the first recovery of a patient confirmed to have been infected with Ebola during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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April 2016 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission announces federal fraud charges against Paxton, stemming from the Servergy investigation.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Anything Oprah repeatedly praises immediately piques my interest, but even more so when her favorites are podiatrist favorites.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
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Environmental group praises acquisition Environmental advocates hailed the acquisition as a milestone for Hill Country preservation.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Glorifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorifies. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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