as in adoring
reflecting great admiration or devotion
gave his fiancée an idolizing glance
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as in worshiping
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 idolizing
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
His father, a tugboat stoker, was often away, and young Terence found solace in films, idolizing Gary Cooper and James Dean.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
McGonigle grew up idolizing second baseman Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies and scouts believe that is the position he is best suited to play.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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That something special largely comes from a heavy, spitting topspin forehand that dovetails with an aggressive backhand slice — the result of Tjen growing up idolizing three-time Grand Slam champion Ash Barty.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
His father, a tugboat stoker, was often away, and young Terence found solace in films, idolizing Gary Cooper and James Dean.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
McGonigle grew up idolizing second baseman Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies and scouts believe that is the position he is best suited to play.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolizing
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were, Monday night, killed while worshiping at a funeral service, with the rest slain in the villages of Potodu and Ntoyo in the DRC’s North Kivu region.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Idolizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolizing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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