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as in to adore
to love or admire too much
materialistic people who deify money
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as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers
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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives
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Blockchain transactions are deified because of their completely private nature.
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Maria Paula Fernandez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
At one point, even the Edge gazed upward and seemed to tunnel into the high-def splendor of what amounted to a cutting-edge art installation — less a musician deifying himself than just another somebody eager to get lost.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
She has, like many pop stars, been deified to the point of Veladoras hawked by candle companies, her beatific visage and unfailingly sick fits replacing the benevolent gaze and gently draped robe of La Virgen.
—Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2023
Posthumously, by the intervention of his father, he was deified and placed among the stars.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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Maria Paula Fernandez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
At one point, even the Edge gazed upward and seemed to tunnel into the high-def splendor of what amounted to a cutting-edge art installation — less a musician deifying himself than just another somebody eager to get lost.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
She has, like many pop stars, been deified to the point of Veladoras hawked by candle companies, her beatific visage and unfailingly sick fits replacing the benevolent gaze and gently draped robe of La Virgen.
—Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2023
Posthumously, by the intervention of his father, he was deified and placed among the stars.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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My heart is breaking for his family & his extended family who loved and adored him..Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nola's owners adore their dogs, including their quirks, and hope that after learning about Nola, others will be inspired to adopt a rescue dog.Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The word is divine; God is best worshipped by venerating his language.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The people would create saints out of their ancestors and venerate them under the disguise of religion.Damien Scott, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
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Being elevated adds a layer of comfort and peace of mind – no worrying about uneven terrain, muddy ground or things creeping in during the night.Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Some health experts said elevating Kennedy, even in an informal Trump administration position, could potentially lead to severe consequences for patients, drugmakers and the nation’s public health overall.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The family worshipped at a liberal Episcopal church in downtown Atlanta, which, during the AIDS epidemic ministered to the L.G.B.T.Q. community.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Those who worship him must be helped to see that their rage and longing for protection blind them to reality.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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He was revered for his stunt work on films like The Crow, and was part of the second-unit crew on films like The Expendables 2 and After Earth.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Screaming and antisocial behavior may not seem like beloved traits, but these penguins are revered in Māori culture as taonga, or treasure, even gracing the country’s $5 bill.Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Lam, a long time Milpitas resident, is hoping to promote public safety in the city and wants to prioritize financial transparency and accountability on the council.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris' own agenda was more nuanced, promoting moves to combat price gouging and put in place programs to help small businesses and first-time homebuyers.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Bucks like to bed on a ridge or bench, watching for does and scent-checking scrapes below.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller likes the idea as well.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the company’s annual sales conference, a mammoth extravaganza at Disney World, teamwork was exalted in music, skits, speeches, on shirts, on hats, and on every trinket imaginable.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Still Burns Here; the impact of that looms greatly on this record, which exalts the body in all its possibilities and inherent limitations.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Deify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deify. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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