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lionize

[lahy-uh-nahyz] / ˈlaɪ əˌnaɪz /


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There’s also a whole bit in the courtroom of David swatting at a fly as his attorney attempts to lionize him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

But I am not among your favorite legal commentators, and, as you've probably guessed from the title, I am not here to lionize Justice O'Connor.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

They like the stories that either demonize or lionize these people.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

Mr. Ostin’s unflagging support for artists led them to lionize him.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

The free-handed miners of that town wanted nothing better than somebody or something to lionize.

From The Ifs of History by Chamberlin, Joseph Edgar




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