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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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After two decades of side projects and pseudo-reunions, the revered Welsh rock trio Mclusky have finally recorded a new album—their first in 20 years.—
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Mayberry District Music Hall, 71 Wall St., Norwalk Lauren Mayberry, the voice of the revered Scottish band Chvrches, comes to District Music Hall solo on her Vicious Creatures tour.—
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Perhaps not on the same exalted plane as Spirited Away, but then what is?—
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Agentic narcissists hold exalted views of themselves, seeing their competence and intelligence as far greater than that of others, Brunell explains.—
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This gown can easily be dressed down for your next vacation or elevated for your next black tie event.—
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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.—
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It's not always advertised, so reach out and ask about it.—
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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.—
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President Trump should be on the verge of a significant victory in his worthy campaign to rein in the administrative state — i.e., to restore constitutional order.—
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That isn’t to say a worthy champion will struggle to emerge from this field.—
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He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The pair then celebrated a ceremony renewing their wedding vows on their E!—
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Redemption was swift and sublime for Bart Verbruggen against Chelsea.—
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So much of Lynch’s famous sensibility is conveyed without words: the terror, absurdity, wild pain and sublime beauty and distinctly American ambient psychosis, the sincerity beneath it all.—
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“Glorified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorified. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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