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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
Venus in Pisces — responding to Taurus, ruled by Venus — brings romance and dream-like qualities, considering the love planet also exalts here, which is equivalent to saying that themes of love and romance are sensual, empathic and deeply spiritual.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Venus exalted in Pisces will tempt us into pleasure-seeking mode, even if Saturn is there to deny or restrain the ideal version of the good time Venus is seeking.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
By the 1930s and throughout the 1940s, Benton became associated with Regionalism—among its devotees, Grant Wood—which rejected abstract expressionism and exalted realist representations of rural America.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The story of Combs’s rise and fall exposes the many fractures in a legacy that pop culture was always eager to exalt.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Venus exalted in Pisces will tempt us into pleasure-seeking mode, even if Saturn is there to deny or restrain the ideal version of the good time Venus is seeking.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
By the 1930s and throughout the 1940s, Benton became associated with Regionalism—among its devotees, Grant Wood—which rejected abstract expressionism and exalted realist representations of rural America.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The story of Combs’s rise and fall exposes the many fractures in a legacy that pop culture was always eager to exalt.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalt
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The songwriter and producer community have always had my heart and being in a position to advocate for them every day and elevate their careers is a dream come true.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Eyewear is a key accessory that can complete and elevate any look.—
Thomas Waller,
WWD,
19 Feb. 2025
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Set collective benchmarks, whether improving efficiency or patient outcomes, and celebrate those achievements together.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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On March 8, Gaga will celebrate her second time hosting SNL and her fifth time performing on the sketch show.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Canadian prosecutor wanted a tough sentence (the minimum was seven years), arguing that the Rolling Stones’ lyrics promoted drug use.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Propel also issues a free debit Mastercard for users’ cash benefits and earnings (food stamps have their own government card), generating revenue from card interchange fees and from marketers who pay to promote affordable products, such as low-cost Wi-Fi and groceries, on the platform.—
Martina Castellanos,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Shoppers praised the cabinet’s luxe finishes and durable design.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2025
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Drake has continued to bless fans experiencing financial hardship during his Anita Max Wynn Tour through Australia.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Last May, during a celebration of the Camargo’s discovery, a young priest from the quilombo went to sea to bless the excavation.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalt. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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