lionization

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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

But a good deal of history gets lost in the lionization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2020

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

The renowned Tupper is undergoing the process of lionization.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various