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
Michael Schwartz, Tyler Nilson (USA), 2024 In 1990s Cuba, 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) idolizes his rebellious older brother Paco (Héctor Medina) and his punk bandmates.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Because that has always been more idolized and embraced than being a Black person in Latin America.
—Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
And that’s before Deku realizes Dark Might even shares the same face as All Might, albeit a twisted, mirror image of the man he’s idolized for so long.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
And when a fellow inmate at Arkham, a young man who idolized Fleck, another shadow who seemed like the obvious choice to be the Joker, is murdered by the guards at Arkham, reality sets in for Fleck.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2024
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Dwight basking in the adulation of his band of misfits, all of whom adore him for being so adorable.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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When they’re simmered together in a creamy, homemade broth, the combination makes a soup that people of all ages will adore.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those who worship him must be helped to see that their rage and longing for protection blind them to reality.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The family worshipped at a liberal Episcopal church in downtown Atlanta, which, during the AIDS epidemic ministered to the L.G.B.T.Q. community.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Georgia got regular work on I Love Lucy because Lucille Ball liked her.Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Both liked casita buildings 37 and 38, situated higher on the grounds and deeper within the canyon than the rest.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolize. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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