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
By then, as a kid growing up in Le Mans, Rupert had come to idolize Batum.
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Jason Quick, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Born in 1951 as the son of a Minnesota state senator, Dunlap grew up idolizing Chuck Berry, James Burton, Buddy Holly, Scotty Moore and Chet Atkins, by his own recollection.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Others glorify and idolize Mangione for the attack.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Fleetwood Mac in Chicago (1969) Like the other British blues bands of the ’60s, Fleetwood Mac’s early lineup idolized American bluesmen, and jumped at the chance to record with them.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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The seven-time world champion made the comments in front of his adoring fans at F1’s official launch show in London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday.—
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The British voters adore the German director Berger; their love for his last film All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven BAFTAs, was not replicated at that year’s Oscars ceremony.—
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Beth is the director of prayer and worship life at The Upper Room and dean of The Upper Room Chapel.—
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This was the end of DreamWorks Animation’s biblical adaptations, before the company began to worship new gods like Shrek, Trolls, and the Penguins of Madagascar.—
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Surely, investigating authorities would still like at least a word with Greg.—
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People like to see competition and camaraderie but some kind of flare to each personality.—
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolize. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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