put on a pedestal
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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
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
“A lot of it was because I was put on a pedestal for a very long time due to being the first born and having so much responsibility,” Gonzalez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
It is only the Carlyle kind of hero who could ever be put on a pedestal, or who would stay there if put there.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Gerald Stanley Lee
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