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
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.
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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
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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Clara adores them, and rightly so.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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Willow is an 11-week-old cockapoo puppy—a mix between a cocker spaniel and miniature poodle—living in the United Kingdom with an owner who utterly adores her.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Idolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolizes. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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