hero-worshipped

variants also hero-worshiped
past tense of hero-worship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero-worshipped
Verb
  • Toronto first got to Junk in the third inning as Nathan Lukes stroked a leadoff double, advanced on Ernie Clement’s flyout and came home on Springer’s RBI single.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
  • On the pitch, Rory Delap had one hand on his hip while the other stroked his chin.
    Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The most famous conjure woman in the 19th century, Marie Laveau (1801-1881), worshiped Mami Wata in her Voodoo practice, which blended Roman Catholicism, Yoruba traditions, and Haitian Vodou for healing, protection, comfort, and even revenge.
    Time, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the music icon, still worshiped decades after his death, was intimidated by one artist.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said that the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, appeared to have idolized many of the mass shooters who had gone before them.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Fein had long idolized the legendary producer and creator of the Wall of Sound.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nadler, the long-serving congressman, praised his former aide and state assemblyman Micah Lasher but stopped short of supporting him.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Many internet users have praised Morrison and her team for saving Maple's life and those of her puppies too.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
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