lionization

Example Sentences

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Elon: After enjoying years of lionization as a brilliant, farsighted entrepreneur and savior of the human race, Musk found reality catching up with and outpacing the myth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2023

These supporters were the expected conservatives and libertarians, but liberals, too; the lionization of free speech cuts across ideology.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

And yet, “Milk Fed” bravely questions the particularly female lionization of thin and loathing of fat, landing on fresh explanations.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021

Image: Wikipedia If there’s a dark side to the film’s idealism, it’s General Magic’s lionization of punishing development crunch times.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2018

Paris made a great fuss over him, but he took his lionization very calmly.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)