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put on a pedestal





VERB
idealize
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It's a standout year by any measure, but she insists awards aren't her focus and she doesn't want "to be put on a pedestal", adding she believes in herself for her own reasons.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

It’s interesting to see a man who is put on a pedestal by the world being taken down to his inner child by the person who knows him the most.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2024

We don't want to be put on a pedestal.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2024

A box with three glass walls has been put on a pedestal in front of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.

From Reuters Apr. 30, 2023

Here was no pretty Beggar Maid for masculine condescension, but rather a little goddess to be put on a pedestal and worshiped.

From Glory of Youth by Hutt, Henry




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