as in adored
to love or admire too much
she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults
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Recent Examples of idolized
But in tech, where founders are idolized yet structurally undercapitalized as individuals, the idea is both obvious and overdue.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Ed idolized Augusta and was disturbed that Henry, who often criticized and argued against her strict teachings, had much less admiration for her.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The Founding Fathers idolized Cincinnatus, who was appointed dictator to save the Roman Republic, then peacefully returned to his fields.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Ed idolized Augusta and was disturbed that Henry, who often criticized and argued against her strict teachings, had much less admiration for her.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The Founding Fathers idolized Cincinnatus, who was appointed dictator to save the Roman Republic, then peacefully returned to his fields.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolized
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One of Indiana's peskiest invasive plants, oriental bittersweet, was bought, sold and adored for almost 100 years in the United States before horticulturists started to raise concerns about the species.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Graham not only brings the experience, but also the natural leadership experience to a franchise where he is adored.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sanskrit speakers worshipped Dyaus Pitr, or Sky Father.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hermes Trismegistus was the god of the occult and magic, worshipped by the ancient Greeks in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Idolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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