lionization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionization
Noun
  • Contributor Deanna Pai also sung its praises in her review, emphasizing not only the comfortable fit but also its ability to reduce redness, calm skin, and visibly veil a few dark spots during her two-week trial.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • During its limited time operating, Yanni’s generated significant praise from online reviewers.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • We should be united about what’s at stake, compromise in deference to the facts, and work together to build what America needs.
    John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • Even as Marine Corps recruiters promote enlistment as protection for families lacking legal status, directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families, immigration law experts say.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Designed with a reverence for 1920s-era architect Addison Mizner and completed in 2009, the property blends classic glamour with every modern indulgence.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
  • Each participant spoke with reverence for the work of their peers, passionately dissecting its nuances not for the sake of criticism, but for the purpose of helping their fellow creative see their vision through.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • His attorneys portrayed his accusers as Hollywood wannabes and hangers-on who willingly hooked up with him to court opportunity, then recast the encounters as crimes years later to collect settlement funds and #MeToo approbation.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • Not for attention, approbation, another hit of dopamine.
    Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • His assessment is based not on the slack-jawed idolatry of elite-media toadies, but on sources nobody else thought to ring up and poke.
    Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Unlike most contemporary acts subject to mass idolatry, Wolf Alice’s online presence (which, historically, has been minimal) has never been part of the appeal.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Praise and worship will be at the shrine, along with food trucks and fireworks.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • The festival will also host pre-show conversations about gospel’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement, and how the music served not only as a form of worship and spiritual connection, but also as a form of protest.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • More evidence of Vicious’ admiration for the glossy pop band came from a one-time girlfriend, Teddie Dahlin.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • TikTok users couldn't get enough of the wholesome moment, flooding the comments with admiration—and relatable stories.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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“Lionization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionization. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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