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adjective

Definition of canonizingnext
as in exalting

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canonizing

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verb

present participle of canonize
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as in adoring
to love or admire too much a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him

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as in elevating
to assign a high status or value to those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director

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  1. adoring
  2. elevating
  3. promoting
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  • Moman grew up adoring the country’s wilderness and culture until he was forced to flee during Idi Amin’s 1972 expulsion of Ugandan Asians.
    Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Pushed by her manager mother Elizabeth (Rosemarie DeWitt) and pampered by her adoring assistant Joshua (Miles Gutierrez-Riley), Skye throws herself into rehearsals.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of adoring
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  • Integrating emerging technologies helps businesses gain a competitive edge while elevating customer experiences to match society’s new expectations.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • What sets it apart, beyond a focus on elevating authentic Mexican dishes using British ingredients, is its promotion of Mezcal and its presence at the forefront of the experience.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of elevating
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  • This new role is a perfect fit for Darnell, who is at the forefront of promoting equity in the hospitality industry and providing career development, mentorship, and resources for BIPOC professionals in New Orleans through her consultancy business, Porch & Okra, and her role with MiNO.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of promoting
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