glorify
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“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
Naturally, such arches tend to glorify the emperor.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
“One of the peculiarities of squares is their screwy propensity to glorify rogues and scoundrels.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2024
His attack was on those who wrote history to ratify and glorify the present, particularly present political arrangements.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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