eulogize
verb
eu·lo·gize
ˈyü-lə-ˌjīz 
eulogized; eulogizing
: to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eulogizer
noun
Examples of eulogize in a Sentence
He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.
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When Diana died, her only brother eulogized her at her funeral on Sept. 6, 1997.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Since Payne’s death, stans have wrestled with how to eulogize the singer and recognize the complexity of the situation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Just as the history of the Rumble in the Jungle began a decade before the fight itself, what Ali did in the early hours of the morning in a soccer stadium in Zaire is still being discussed and dissected and eulogized in 2024.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Since Payne’s death, stans have wrestled with how to eulogize the singer and recognize the complexity of the situation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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eulogize
verb
eu·lo·gize
ˈyü-lə-ˌjīz
eulogized; eulogizing
: to speak or write high praise of
eulogist
noun
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