Thesaurus / glorify
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Birds named for people proliferated in 19th century ornithology, glorifying the namers themselves or figures they favored.
RACISM LURKS IN NAMES GIVEN TO PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THAT’S STARTING TO CHANGEJAIME CHAMBERSAUGUST 25, 2021SCIENCE NEWSFor some, drones are nothing but glorified tech toys to splurge on, but many of the latest models have proved that they can be used for both small and large-scale cinematic work.
THIS MINI POWERFUL QUADCOPTER DRONE IS EQUIPPED WITH 2 WIDE ANGLE 4K CAMERAS FOR HD PICTURESQUINN GAWRONSKIJUNE 29, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEAll three actors pop in for what amount to glorified cameos in F9.
THE RISE AND RISE AND RISE OF THE FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISEEMILY VANDERWERFFJUNE 25, 2021VOXThe trouble started when, in the mid-1920s, the Communist Party elevated a number of uneducated men from the proletariat into positions of authority in the scientific community, to glorify the “average man.”
THE BOTANIST WHO DEFIED STALIN - ISSUE 99: UNIVERSALITYLEE ALAN DUGATKINAPRIL 21, 2021NAUTILUSAfter 40 years of trying, the legislature got rid of the state’s official song, “Maryland, My Maryland,” an anthem that glorifies the Confederacy.
MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE SESSION DRAWING TO A CLOSE AFTER FOCUS ON INEQUITYOVETTA WIGGINS, ERIN COXAPRIL 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThey also fear that glorifying resisters places too much focus on agency, implying that survival was more than luck, judging those who did not take up arms and ultimately blaming the victim.
WHY THE STORIES OF JEWISH WOMEN WHO FOUGHT THE NAZIS REMAINED HIDDEN FOR SO LONGJUDY BATALIONAPRIL 8, 2021TIMEAvaaz also said it found 118 pages, with nearly 27 million followers, still active as of March 19 on the platform, that had shared what the group said was “violence-glorifying content” related to the election.
FACEBOOK ACTED TOO LATE TO TACKLE MISINFORMATION ON 2020 ELECTION, REPORT FINDSBILLY PERRIGOMARCH 23, 2021TIMEThere came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."
HIS LAST WEEKWILLIAM E. BARTONAnd now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
HIS LAST WEEKWILLIAM E. BARTONAll nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMWORDS RELATED TO GLORIFY
- adulate
- blandish
- bootlick
- brown-nose
- build up
- butter up
- cajole
- cater to
- charm
- con
- court
- fawn
- get next to
- glorify
- grovel
- humor
- inveigle
- jolly
- lay it on thick
- massage
- oil
- overpraise
- play up to
- praise
- rub the right way
- salve
- sell
- soft-soap
- soften
- spread it on
- stroke
- suck up to
- sweeten up
- toady
- wheedle
- work on
- work over
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