lionized

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As Greenspan left office in 2005, Greenspan was lionized as the “maestro,” or the greatest central banker of the century.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, murdered by the SS before he could be freed by Allied troops, is lionized in American churches, and his letters from prison became standard reading in Bible studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

I know he wouldn’t have been lionized the way he is today.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

At Horatio Alger, he moved into the inner circle, a cluster of extraordinarily wealthy, largely conservative members who lionized him and all that he had achieved.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2023

In his first days at home, Elisha found himself lionized in the papers as an American superhero, and in a serious fight with his family.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock