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as in revered
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as in exalted
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world
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as in worshiped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
let us now glorify the Lord
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as in advertised
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do
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as in praised
to proclaim the glory of
the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall
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as in glamourized
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorified
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Loading your audio article From a popular Bay Area jazz/swing crooner to a celebration of Pi Day and a revered chamber quartet playing the stately Kohl Mansion, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025 -
Kansas City musician Danny Cox, a revered figure who embodied the spirit of music and the Civil Rights Movement, has died.—
Laura Ziegler,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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Holding two Best Actor awards puts Brody in exalted territory, alongside Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, and Anthony Hopkins.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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This gown can easily be dressed down for your next vacation or elevated for your next black tie event.—
Amazon,
refinery29.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Conceived during an administration often synonymous with malaise elevated to a kind of national mood lighting, the department emerged as a federal colossus, ostensibly designed to manage the nation’s educational system with promises of equity, excellence, and upward mobility.—
Michael S. Rose,
National Review,
4 Jan. 2025
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It's not always advertised, so reach out and ask about it.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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About 8% of job listings on Indeed advertised remote or hybrid work in November, down from a high of 10% in February 2022 but well above the 3% share in 2019.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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This isn’t wholly about fighting antisemitism (a worthy and important fight) or even entirely a free speech issue.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The event challenges participating teams to navigate a 4-to-6-mile course, featuring 15 unique obstacles while raising funds for worthy organizations.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Around midnight as people celebrated the dawn of the new year, the family heard gunshots and fireworks near their home in a residential neighborhood off East 35th Street.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 Jan. 2025
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The pair then celebrated a ceremony renewing their wedding vows on their E!—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Cord Jefferson, who won the Oscar last year for his sublime adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure for his super film American Fiction, is in the early stages of penning an original screenplay.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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And the city whose fashion it’s often compared to, Milan, big on craft—and flash—is known for designers who make clothes that have bored fashion fanatics’ eyes but are nonetheless sublime.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Glorified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorified. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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