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as in elevated
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 praised
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 exalted
Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Which is why pigeons, unlike, say, imperial eagles, or regal lions, or, of course, horses preening with humans atop them, rarely get this sort of exalted treatment.
—Carl Swanson, Curbed, 31 July 2024
One of baseball’s marquee franchises didn’t get to its exalted spot overnight.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
But even that holy duty hasn’t been enough to earn them an exalted status.
—The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Which is why pigeons, unlike, say, imperial eagles, or regal lions, or, of course, horses preening with humans atop them, rarely get this sort of exalted treatment.
—Carl Swanson, Curbed, 31 July 2024
One of baseball’s marquee franchises didn’t get to its exalted spot overnight.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
But even that holy duty hasn’t been enough to earn them an exalted status.
—The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exalted
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Updated for a new era, the show succeeded on its glorious score that Coleman made speak in sometimes unexpected but always thrilling ways.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alas, awards-season history seems to be repeating itself with Pachinko, the glorious Apple TV+ adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s novel.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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While recent years have elevated the importance of employees and customers, this shift does not justify the unchecked approval of projects beyond what can reasonably be managed.Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Aligning with Apple in 2023, the production was elevated even more, resulting in record audience numbers for recent performances featuring Usher (2024) and Rihanna (2023).Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Finish the trip in Paro with a four-hour trek to the famous Tiger’s Nest, a stunning monastery hugging a dramatic cliffside at almost 10,000 feet above sea level.Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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The hotel first opened in 1876 and is rightfully proud of its venerable legacy, evidence of which can be found in the many photographs of famous past guests.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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The couple also celebrated their 45th year anniversary with a trip to London and Paris in late November.Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even then, Giovanni was concerned with the tender minutiae of Black American experiences, and her poetry celebrated some of the everyday pleasures that make resilience feel possible.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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God blessed me with his talent.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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If you’re blessed with natural waves or coils, consider curly bangs.Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nearly two decades ago, the lodge partnered with renowned Vancouver chef David Hawksworth, whose restaurants, Hawksworth and Nightingale, are icons of the city’s culinary scene.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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In a recent TikTok shared to her official account, the renowned chef and restauranteur, 54, showed friends and fans alike a childhood favorite dish that’s making many do a double take.Angel Saunders, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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His grandfather Campbell Forsyth made four appearances in goal for Scotland in 1964 and his father Stuart Burgess, also a defender, had a distinguished career in the Scottish leagues.Asif Burhan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Academy Award-winning filmmaker is only the 37th director to receive the distinguished honor, awarded at the discretion of current and past DGA presidents, in the Guild’s 88-year history.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Béla Károlyi, one of the United States’ most eminent gymnastics coaches alongside wife Márta, has died at age 82.Nick Duffy, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
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In a lecture in 2012, the eminent physicist Freeman Dyson considered (opens a new tab) gravitational waves from the sun, where the violent churning of matter inside the star should constantly send out mild tremors in space-time.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Exalted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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