coronate
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López-Alt went on social media then as he did again this year to coronate Windy City Pie.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
As one of your not quite legions of devoted admirers, I would more gently coronate you a queen of what I’ll call Beta Pop.
From Slate ● May 17, 2019
But voters were unwilling to coronate Pawlenty, who didn’t bother challenging Johnson at the state party convention.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2018
Ballard Pizza Company holds a pizza-dough tossing contest to coronate the master tosser.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2013
“Pat made the assumption that all he had to do was win the primary and then they were going to coronate him in the general election,” Orman said.
From Washington Post
Earlier you talked about your opening scene in this season of “Industry” where you are basically being coronated, you’ve arrived.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
The dynasty was founded more than 200 years ago by Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, a French marshal who was invited to become king of Sweden and was coronated in 1818 as Karl XIV Johan.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Eight months after his reign began, King Charles III was officially coronated Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London, amid all the pomp, pageantry and miserable gray weather we’ve come to expect of the Brits.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
At a coronation ceremony, a king or queen is crowned, not coronated.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
Solomon's reign ended about 975 B C., and his son, Rehoboam, was coronated at Shechem.
From A Trip Abroad by Janes, Don Carlos
Harris also recognizes that there would be political downsides to coronating herself.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2024
The W.N.B.A. finals culminated with a 92-59 coronating victory over the Las Vegas Aces.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
In television drama, Netflix’s Queen Elizabeth series “The Crown” is expected to win best TV drama, coronating its star, Claire Foy, with the best actress title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2017
“I’m for the other nine quitting and just coronating me,” Paul said, adding, “We’ll actually have votes, and the votes will determine who the winner is.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2015
They will tell you the peers understand, the bishops understand, the coronating archbishop has his tongue in his cheek.
From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
