as in adores
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 idolizes
Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The character idolizes Goodall and her work.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
The character idolizes Goodall and her work.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolizes
adores
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For Fatima, a practicing Muslim who adores her parents, the stakes feel even higher.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Either way, Gale adores this team and Brunson’s captaincy, and the constant comparisons to Reed’s team and captaincy back in the day.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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“Idolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolizes. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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