as in to exalt
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Verb
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Venus is said to exalt in Pisces, per traditional astrology.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025 -
Most of the sky will be collecting in the parts of your chart connected to important relationships and other people’s resources, and with Venus exalted in Pisces, love might reach you in the form of a care package or a helping hand.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Dec. 2024
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In short, there are many that continue to dignify regional Mexican music.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
5 Feb. 2025
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The goal is to make the homes feel welcoming and dignifying for those who’ve gone without kind or, at the very least, livable home lives, Hindman added.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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There are so many people out there obsessed with what's happening, obsessed with him, lionize him.—
Katie Drummond,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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The youngest to accomplish something are often lionized, and impatience sets in if success is seen to take too long.—
Tania Ganguli,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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It’s been sort of a slow burn itself, the way it’s been canonized, and for example, just now getting a Criterion release.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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While the civil rights leader has been glorified and canonized over the decades, DeShazier said King was a tough man who fought for his beliefs.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hackman's decades-spanning career in the film industry was one revered by his peers and critics alike.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a boy in India in the 1970s, the writer grew up in a Hindu-nationalist family that revered Jews, despite not knowing any.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Should reverence serve carelessness, even incoherence?—
Joy Williams,
Harper's Magazine,
2 May 2024
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Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
16 June 2023
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This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who used isotope analysis to determine whether the Iron Age skulls were of locals (and therefore being venerated in death) or outsiders (and likely nailed up as a display of intimidation and power), as had both been previously argued.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Oscar-winning actress, longtime activist and venerated talent will receive the 60th SAG Life Achievement Award at the 2025 SAG Awards on Sunday.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Apotheosize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apotheosize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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