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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday
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as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess
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Recent Examples of exalt
So, here's to August Wilson, who exhumed and exalted the ordinary people.
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Lydia Price, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Airman Bushnell has triumphed over the primitive and exalted the moral potential within the human soul.
—Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Venus is said to exalt in Pisces, per traditional astrology.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Most of the sky will be collecting in the parts of your chart connected to important relationships and other people’s resources, and with Venus exalted in Pisces, love might reach you in the form of a care package or a helping hand.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lydia Price, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Airman Bushnell has triumphed over the primitive and exalted the moral potential within the human soul.
—Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Venus is said to exalt in Pisces, per traditional astrology.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Most of the sky will be collecting in the parts of your chart connected to important relationships and other people’s resources, and with Venus exalted in Pisces, love might reach you in the form of a care package or a helping hand.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalt
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By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the GOP, he’s been able to punish heretics and elevate loyalists committed to advancing his agenda and interests.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Also known as pistachio meal, this fine green powder made with pistachio nuts is an instant way to elevate everything, especially baked goods.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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One Step Back Game Informer celebrated their return by releasing their Game of the Year awards, celebrating the excellent gaming achievements of 2024, albeit a bit late.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Holmes will celebrate his 32nd birthday by becoming an Opening Day starter.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The acid works by dissolving the bonds between dead skin cells on the surface, which in turns promotes cell turnover.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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On March 25, Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland posted pictures from their photo shoot promoting the HRH Princess Beatrice Baby Shower Collection from her Mrs. Alice brand.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican announced that before returning to the Vatican, Francis would appear on Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.—
Giada Zampano,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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In another development, the Vatican announced that Francis would appear Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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