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
On Sunday, he was lionized as a Christian martyr and patriot committed to free expression and challenging liberal orthodoxy.
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Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Conservatives memorialize Kirk as 'martyr' and 'warrior' Kirk was lionized by several speakers as a modern-day martyr, many using the word in the context of his Christian faith.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
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
Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Conservatives memorialize Kirk as 'martyr' and 'warrior' Kirk was lionized by several speakers as a modern-day martyr, many using the word in the context of his Christian faith.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
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
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The idea was greatly accepted, admired, and encouraged by all the residents in the camp.—
Ikram Talaat Ahmed,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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John was greatly admired by all and will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all those who met, knew and worked with him.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wide receiver Nikko Remigio, who is making a run for most fashionable Chief this season, also honored his culture in a Barong Tagalog, the national dress of the Philippines.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Woody Allen, who regularly collaborated with Diane Keaton throughout her career, honored the actress following her death in a tribute published on The Free Press.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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Onondaga Lake is revered as the place where a figure known as the Peacemaker, helped by Onondaga leader Hiawatha, brought the warring nations of Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga to form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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But while our Latine culture is seen as a threat, our aesthetics are revered without due credit.—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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The president praised her, along with various governors and lawmakers.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Baker has the burgundy (which are sadly still at full price) at home, and praised the rich hue and similar look to higher-end silk.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The obvious reason why a filmmaker as seemingly respected as PTA can go winless in 11 cracks at the Academy Award is that every Oscar year, and every Oscar category therein, is its own unique beast, each subject to its own campaign-season quirks and voting-body hangups.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Danon added that most delegations stayed in the room and respected both Netanyahu and the state of Israel.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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For all their differences in background, temperament, and approaches to art, Matisse and Picasso both venerated Cézanne, Delacroix, Manet, and van Gogh.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 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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Sanskrit speakers worshipped Dyaus Pitr, or Sky Father.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hermes Trismegistus was the god of the occult and magic, worshipped by the ancient Greeks in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Lionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionized. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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