lionize in the PONS Dictionary

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If he's right, he will be further lionized.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The party that had courted, lionized, and used the military now turned its back on them when priorities changed.
www.foreignpolicyjournal.com
We are told to lionize those with the courage to follow their passion, and pity the conformist drones who cling to the safe path.
www.fastcompany.com
When we lionize great men who have dark records, we risk conflating the worst of their deeds with the best.
news.nationalpost.com
We're less likely to lionize those who start the race with big advantages.
business.time.com
This was a time, after all, when the 1% was lionized, not demonized.
entertainment.time.com
And like our own history, the tales passed down to us are aggrandized and embellished, the heroes lionized and their enemies vilified.
www.draysbay.com
From an abysmal beginning he rises to great fame and is lionized by socialites despite his unremitting crudity.
en.wikipedia.org
He was lionized and on top of the world, but when shabu devoured his health and fortune, he was almost alone.
en.wikipedia.org
For some cultural figures who were being lionized in mainstream publications, their cause of death and their sexuality was being erased.
www.news.cornell.edu

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