as in to exalt
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In exalting above all other concerns his personal conception of the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court, and by extension the entire judiciary, Roberts has ironically done more than anyone else to delegitimize the courts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025 -
The sound is so present that even the smallest thing is exalted.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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But party leaders are urging rank-and-file lawmakers to keep any protests dignified and to avoid bringing signs or props.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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That might be a good thing—if this particular online subculture didn't lionize such violent people and actions.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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Long before RuPaul lionized drag queens in mainstream culture, this gender-bending, all-male ballet troupe was representing in the dance world — one fouetté (and false eyelash) at a time.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, Pope Paul was canonized a saint of the Catholic Church.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Romero was canonized a saint by Pope Francis in 2018.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Olive trees have long been revered not only for their fruit and oil but also for the resilience encoded in their DNA.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even without other big hits, the group remains revered in certain punk-rock circles.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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Should reverence serve carelessness, even incoherence?—
Joy Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
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Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
16 June 2023
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Also, a subculture referred to as Saints Culture, which venerates mass killers as almost superhuman figures, frames high-casualty attacks as the ultimate and only legacy worth emulating.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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Aquinas adds – and to me this is one of the most beautiful aspects of his reflections on relics – that venerating a relic is also a way of looking forward to the future resurrection of the body.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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