lionization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lionization
Noun
  • McConaughey shared similar praise for Hudson in an April interview with People.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Kaye adds to the chorus of praise.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
  • TikTok users were quick to share their adoration of the special moment.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After all, this will go to the very Supreme Court that declared, when overruling Chevron, that courts owe no deference to the executive branch when interpreting statutes.
    Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
  • With an about-face and flattery, executives hoped this time around that Mr. Trump might show tech more deference, including it in his efforts to deregulate industries like energy and autos.
    Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The design by Walker Warner Architects evokes a dramatic statement in dialogue but also in reverence to the setting, something the private client sought to honor.
    Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The tour guides will mention this room with reverence.
    Shyla Watson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
Noun
  • But as a Christian, the bigger threat in the U.S. now seems to be Evangelical idolatry—this tendency of many Christians to turn a political candidate into an idol, particularly one who has proven himself so thoroughly unfit as Donald Trump.
    Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
  • People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • While the church itself is small, the views from the hilltop around the place of worship spread out for miles.
    Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The groups sought a preliminary order barring ICE staff from various places of worship while the full lawsuit went ahead.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In some ways, this is a good metaphor for the experience of Ramsey, of whom their co-star speaks with particular admiration.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The product sold out within hours—prompting admiration, side-eyes, and curiosity in equal measure.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Lionization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionization. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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