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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday
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as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess
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Recent Examples of exalt
What the movie underpins for me is that really powerful people are, well, just people, no matter how exalted their stations in public life might be.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
So One is a story of slave rebellion, a story of friendship, and a story about the danger of celebrity worship and exalting false idols.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
At the company’s annual sales conference, a mammoth extravaganza at Disney World, teamwork was exalted in music, skits, speeches, on shirts, on hats, and on every trinket imaginable.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
So One is a story of slave rebellion, a story of friendship, and a story about the danger of celebrity worship and exalting false idols.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
At the company’s annual sales conference, a mammoth extravaganza at Disney World, teamwork was exalted in music, skits, speeches, on shirts, on hats, and on every trinket imaginable.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Now, silver is also elevating even the most elegant manicures with just a few simple steps!Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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Each has elevated and expanded that music for more than half a century, on recordings and concert stages alike.George Varga, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Thompson's murder ignited online anger at the health insurance industry and some people online celebrated the suspect.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday, many Ukrainians were forced to celebrate Christmas without heat or power after Russia launched an attack on the country’s energy infrastructure.Lena Medvedeva, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Gateways program promotes a network of bay sites to the public.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the same way that dieting doesn’t promote overall health, money management doesn’t reduce financial stress, either.Dana Miranda, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk targeted Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., who praised sitting FBI Director Christopher Wray, who resigned last week.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, culture is boring and stale due to the algorithms calling the shots on what gets produced and praised—or so the critics say.T.M. Brown, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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God please bless his family, comfort them and protect the hearts of his loved 1z.Newsweek, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Some versions of the tradition call for getting a pomegranate blessed while attending church, then hanging the fruit on the front door from Christmas until New Year’s.Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Exalt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exalt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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