LIONIZED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

lionized

verb

past tense of lionize

as in admired

to treat (someone) as a very important and famous person She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.

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But that did not mean the city’s trajectory had to be admired.

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Early on, the two families got together for a youth football game, and Perri Owens admired how protective foster mom Beth Dickerson was — and how the foster mom had a no-nonsense, direct approach with the boys.

Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024

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