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
Morales is idolized by his followers, as Chávez, Che Guevara, and others have been by similar followers.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The avid sports fans grew up idolizing the 1980 Eagle Super Bowl champs (running back Wilbert Montgomery and wide receiver Harold Carmichael).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Michael grew up in Cleveland, in a religious household where the artists his future wife idolized, like Salt-N-Pepa, were strictly prohibited.
—Marissa R. Moss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Agnes knows better than to idolize such a shallow fellow, saving her affections for a lowly stable boy (Malte Gårdinger).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The avid sports fans grew up idolizing the 1980 Eagle Super Bowl champs (running back Wilbert Montgomery and wide receiver Harold Carmichael).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Michael grew up in Cleveland, in a religious household where the artists his future wife idolized, like Salt-N-Pepa, were strictly prohibited.
—Marissa R. Moss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Agnes knows better than to idolize such a shallow fellow, saving her affections for a lowly stable boy (Malte Gårdinger).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolize
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Our protagonist, Jeff, hates romance reality shows with as much passion as his girlfriend adores them.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The married chefs, one of whom is Italian, adore artichokes.—
Tamar Adler,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Dolls worshipped tough New York pop queens like the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las, cosplaying as bad girls and teetering on their high heels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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The small congregation has worshipped online since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has been trying to get help to fix the roof so members could return to the building.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Then there was a change of manager and the new guy, Mel Machin, liked the look of him.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article What’s a dinner party among spies really like?—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolize. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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