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Recent Examples of lionization
But the tonal change from braggadocio to lionization is notable, Reisman slipping at times into the giddiness of a die-hard fan meeting their idols.
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Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionization
Noun
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Beyond the star’s praise, the everyday pick boasts a versatile design and unique asymmetrical silhouette that’ll earn compliments galore.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
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So far, the movie has drawn mixed reviews from critics, though most of them have nothing but praise for Buckley.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bad Bunny’s adoration for Chile is hardly new.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2026
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And yet the 1934 World Cup in Italy was turned into a spectacle of adoration for the Fascist dictator Mussolini.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But in deference to the master’s wishes, they’ve been left in the ashes to be spread across the order’s dozen centers across five continents.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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But in deference to the master's wishes, they've been left in the ashes to be spread across the order's dozen centers across five continents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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And that still doesn’t feel low enough, as there’s still some reverence reserved for the team’s prior track record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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While the heartbeat of the play remains with Caroline and Maddie, Rhea certainly earns our sympathy if not our approbation.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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As a cipher, the Discobolus can either represent Pollak’s humanistic ethos of a cosmopolitan society or the idolatries of Hitler’s blood-and-soil fascism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The prophets were understood to have been sent by God to chastise the people of Israel for falling into idolatry and other evils and to urge repentance.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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No more climate-change worship.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the 1992 letter, Howard explicitly expressed admiration for Nazi Germany.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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That Vladimir never deserves M’s admiration is beside the point.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Lionization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionization. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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