as in to adore
to love or admire too much
she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults
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Recent Examples of idolize
That marked the culmination of a lifetime dream, Kawamura said, having grown up idolizing the game’s biggest stars.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
In particular, Spencer idolized Asian American figure skaters such as Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou, as well as Maxim Naumov, whose parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were coaches at the Skating Club of Boston and also died in the plane crash.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeking escape, Hackman found solace in movie theaters, idolizing Errol Flynn and James Cagney.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Texas-born Pinky (Spacek) idolizes her coworker Millie (Duvall), which catapults them into a twisted relationship.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
In particular, Spencer idolized Asian American figure skaters such as Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou, as well as Maxim Naumov, whose parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were coaches at the Skating Club of Boston and also died in the plane crash.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeking escape, Hackman found solace in movie theaters, idolizing Errol Flynn and James Cagney.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Texas-born Pinky (Spacek) idolizes her coworker Millie (Duvall), which catapults them into a twisted relationship.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolize
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An old pal of mine — a Dodgers fanatic who adores Monfort the way Bugs Bunny adored Elmer Fudd — likes to joke that there are only two types of Rockies fans left at Coors Field by the All-Star break: Barely alive or barely sober.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
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Leaving behind Bath's busy streets, the tour weaves through Hampshire's rolling hills, capturing the quiet elegance Austen adored.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The cluster of musicians were joined onstage by a soulful choir wearing black praise and worship robes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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For centuries, new technologies have changed the ways people worship, from the radio in the 1920s to television sets in the 1950s and the internet in the 1990s.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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Finn likes to sit with Amato, who works from home – on his Pottery Barn kids sofa, which is personalized with his name.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most high school bigs want to play outside and that’s to our advantage and liking.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolize. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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