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glorify

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-] / ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr- /




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Nawrocki said Kyiv's "decision to glorify the UPA is not only outrageous" but also "deeply disappointing", undermining "reconciliation" between the two nations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

The goal is to get people to think, not to mock or glorify violence in any way, the Secret Handshake rep said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

“The campaign to glorify him,” wrote one biographer in 1988, “has surpassed fanatic religious fervor. The North Korean ‘sun of the nation’ shines both day and night, and it is hard to escape his ubiquity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Much of this imagery is hyper unrealistic and intended to glorify rather than mislead.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026

Don’t they all glorify God as much as ‘Paul’ and ‘Peter’ and ‘Simon’?” Aunty Ifeoma was getting annoyed; I knew by her raised voice, by her snappy tone.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When a name that rings of so much death is enshrined in something as beautiful as art and history, it glorifies the name by association, stripping it of all the harm it’s caused.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

“We have a culture that glorifies work,” says Tosti-Kharas, pointing to the ethos of hard work at the core of the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

But the organisation says, in reality, it "glorifies thinness and vilifies weight gain" and "promotes disordered eating behaviours."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

The press glorifies Dudamel as the next Leonard Bernstein one minute and looks for flaws anywhere it can find them the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

It teaches man to live on mental alms, and glorifies the intellectual pauper.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll

In the meantime, her own Los Angeles abode became more of a glorified closet than a true home.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Hiding away in a glorified ice chest would also have been a blow to the 80-year-old’s dignity.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

In addition, Paoletta has glorified Thomas as a legal commentator for years, including in a book he edited and in a documentary that features 25 hours of interviews with Thomas about his life.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

“He was glorified in a way that ultimately turned some people against him.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Fourth cook, I knew, was just a glorified name for dishwasher, but it wouldn’t be my first time, and just as long as I traveled where I wanted, it didn’t make any difference to me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Several Russian officials welcomed the planned shows, while others expressed concerns about the rapper's past comments glorifying Nazi Germany, a sensitive issue in Russia.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Duchamp Takes New York” readily conforms to the predictable narrative about the artist, glorifying his influence and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That makes a graciously glorifying cultural district, which functions as creation being existential not commercial, just up the road from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

It’s not surprising that a movie glorifying Formula One wouldn’t get into the well-documented controversies that have plagued the sport.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025

The colors deepened, glorifying Ishtar and pushing Nergal into a darkness that verged on consuming existence.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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