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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 Gridley boys, after dodging a crowd that wanted to lionize young Prescott, had taken refuge, unseen, in the back of an otherwise deserted ice cream saloon.

From The High School Boys' Training Hike by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)




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