lionized

verb

past tense of lionize
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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Recent Examples of lionized Greenspan was the rare celebrity among central bankers, lionized for his economic stewardship in the 1990s — and a reputation tarnished by the global financial crisis of 2008. — June 22, NPR, 22 June 2026 Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Nursing has long been lionized as one of the most stable and safe professions for young graduates to pursue. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 His work here should be respected, not lionized. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Some people have lionized Mangione as a sort of vigilante hero. — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 Some people have lionized Mangione as a sort of vigilante hero. — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 To see that kind of big-budget artistry properly lionized, given some of the duds the Academy has recognized in recent years—I’m looking at you, Green Book—felt like a true triumph. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 Barry Goldwater thundered against centralized power, Ronald Reagan lionized hands-off government and liberty, and even Richard Nixon respected certain limits. — Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionized
  1. admired
  2. honored
  3. revered
  4. praised
  5. respected
  6. venerated
  7. worshipped
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  • In a society grappling with Darwinian evolution and the new discipline of psychology, some Westerners admired Buddhism’s long history of studying the mind’s activities.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
  • Pitt, 62, and Swift, 36, have admired each other's work over the years.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of admired
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  • Public trust in science Council member Liberty Capito said she's honored to be a part of the study group.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026
  • In 2020, he was honored with the British Academy’s rising star award.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Definition of honored
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  • Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike many coming-of-age series, Eva (played by June Diane Raphael) is revered by her daughter.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 3 July 2026
Definition of revered
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  • Councilman Jimmy Inman also praised the late man in an emotional Facebook post.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • McMahon praised Wagner for complying with federal guidelines in a DOE press release.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of praised
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  • Beals will play the female lead — and Sam and Nick’s boss — Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • The bottom line is the New York court's finding that the Evgeny and Lindy Trusts were Freidman's alter ego would be respected in this case as well.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of respected
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  • Dmitry and Evdokia were venerated separately for centuries – her on May 30, him on June 1 – until the 2015 decree that combined them.
    — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of venerated
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  • But for the peoples who worshipped there, that land was the church.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
  • Quite literally worshipped by some extreme members of society.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of worshipped

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