as in to exalt
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Related Articles The reeditions also exalt the house’s links to artists and art movements — and its devotion to craft.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025 -
Saturn is exalted in Libra, which is the opposite sign of Aries, and commits to being a team player.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
21 May 2025
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Ajayi Jones dignifies the child and creates space for emotions in a colorful storybook with many important moments sparked by one of her earliest recurring memories.—
Leslie D. Rose,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Image As mayor, Mr. Duterte was lionized in the Philippines.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a devout Catholic, lionized Francis, portraying him as the perfect embodiment of the gospel of Matthew, which urges charity for those most in need.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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He’s told not to wear a bald cap and makeup to better resemble the president, so that his likeness can instead be canonized with el-Sisi’s.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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To date, 80 of the 266 popes to serve over nearly 2,000 years have been canonized.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Nightingales, or Bulbuls, are revered in Persian culture where their song represents a spiritual seeker looking for union with the divine.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Today, it is revered around the world as the document that established the principle that everyone – including the monarch – was subject to the rule of law.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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If a woman is to be venerated, she must first be unsexed, her look made blank.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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Founded in 1938 by saxophonist Henry Minton, this remnant of old Harlem has since been restored into a vibrant destination spot for upscale dining and ample space to witness some of NYC’s rising and venerated jazz voices.—
Shannon J. Effinger,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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