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Recent Examples of sacralize The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 May 2023 Winner had signed up for that life, where all knowledge was guarded, sacralized under the official regime of secrecy. Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacralize
Verb
  • Princess Margaret Beach and neighboring Lower Bay Beach are the showpieces of an island undeniably blessed with some of the nicest shores in the region.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Hungry to win more silverware and clearly talented, the Nerazzurri are blessed with one of the best and most in-form midfielders in the world.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Bergoglio was consecrated into the priesthood as a Jesuit, a religious order explicitly averse to moving up within the ranks of the church hierarchy.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In the West, she’s been sanctified, but also portrayed as a sinner, a nun, a mystic, and Jesus’ wife.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
  • By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Sacralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacralize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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