lionization

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionization
Noun
  • Chalamet’s performance also earned praise from Dylan himself.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Thanks to their hands-free, pickpocket-deterring design, belt bags have earned high praise from Travel + Leisure editors, who rarely travel without one on their hip.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The couple can't get enough of their cute pups, Jesse and Fable, and now have one more way to showcase their adoration in addition to posting paw-fect selfies to social media — and that's with custom sweaters featuring pictures of their dogs on them!
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.
    Margaret Lyons, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Moving forward, stakeholders like Owen, Coffman and DeRose are concerned that the PSC will continue showing deference to utility companies’ business interests.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • In place since 1984, the Chevron deference had allowed federal agencies to interpret ambiguous congressional statutes within reasonable parameters.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s going to be sobering for the Raiders, who have so much reverence for their history.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With what must be the highest body count of any kitchen tool after knives, mandoline slicers are tools that demand caution, reverence, and respect.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
Noun
  • But as a Christian, the bigger threat in the U.S. now seems to be Evangelical idolatry—this tendency of many Christians to turn a political candidate into an idol, particularly one who has proven himself so thoroughly unfit as Donald Trump.
    Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
  • People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The president has expanded ICE's authority, allowing immigration raids in schools, hospitals, and places of worship.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The historic fires claimed 29 lives and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, including homes, schools, places of worship, and businesses.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But what makes our own effort worthy of admiration is not the perfection of the first try, but the effort of pushing into uncomfortable territory, and by trying over and over again, despite the stumble and failure!
    Nathan Furr, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Her passion for the craft, relentless work ethic and unflappable demeanor have enabled her to win the trust, respect and admiration of our talent and network partners.
    Peter White, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Lionization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionization. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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