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glorify

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




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“There were a few days where she actually was sort of a glorified extra, right in the background of the shot, working on Whitney’s desk, pretending to type,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

He once referred to his pilots as “glorified bus drivers” and has caused outrage by threatening to charge customers to use the toilets on flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given those financial connections, some reviewers have dismissed the film as glorified advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal

To listen to the moderates—and the press that glorified their move—they were motivated by deep compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harry Brook should study Root's thirst for runs and ask himself why he is batting like a glorified slogger.

From BBC