as in admired
to treat (someone) as a very important and famous person
She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Fanning — a young performer long admired for her precision and emotional intelligence on screen — brings a quiet ache and layered restraint to the role.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Hawke had long admired Scott, who also comes from theater.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
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The future of Maryland wine is being written in real time, and we're honored to be part of the story.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Spirit said wages and benefits will continue to be paid and honored for those employed by the airline, including contractors.—
Shivansh Tiwary,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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In the annals of professional golf, the majors are the sure-fire blockbusters—globally resonant, historically revered, and able to draw the widest audience.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though irony, an approach Alighieri actually revered, isn’t so much Schnabel’s prerogative.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nadler, the long-serving congressman, praised his former aide and state assemblyman Micah Lasher but stopped short of supporting him.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many internet users have praised Morrison and her team for saving Maple's life and those of her puppies too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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His family asks that his privacy be respected.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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And as not-necessarily-labor-friendly policy continues to flow out of Washington, workers may need to find new ways to ensure their concerns are seen, heard and respected.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.—
Jack Tydeman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Nichiren was a monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), and his teachings form the basis of a unique branch of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Lotus Sūtra, one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yahoo News reports that Berenice II had a remarkable life, becoming a queen worshipped like a goddess.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Aug. 2025
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All are brought together with the objective of showing Cade Bambara’s singular life while maintaining her humanity and never reducing her to worshipped legend status.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Lionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionized. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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