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glorify

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-] / ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr- /




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“The restraints weren’t on. I didn’t want to glorify it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nawrocki said Kyiv's "decision to glorify the UPA is not only outrageous" but also "deeply disappointing", undermining "reconciliation" between the two nations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

The goal is to get people to think, not to mock or glorify violence in any way, the Secret Handshake rep said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

And more than that, the name of the law, the Epstein Transparency Act, frustrates her as she said it continues to glorify an abuser and his actions.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

It is important to keep in mind, though, that many rappers and hip-hop artists do not aim to glorify or romanticize gangsta life or culture.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

They will also be held directly responsible for protecting under-18s from pornography, online bullying, content that glorifies crime, and content that encourages eating disorders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Fittingly, “Becoming George” neither accuses nor glorifies its subject.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Like the Arch of Titus, this monument glorifies the destruction and subjugation of a conquered people.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025

Even remembering how wide a beach used to be, or how the cliffs once withstood the tide, glorifies the notion that resilience is measured by our ability to remain unchanged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

The very least attention from Carlyle just glorifies me.

From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Edward John Hardy

‘Spider-Noir’ star Nicolas Cage says the MCU started off ‘marvelous’ but is becoming more like a ‘well-funded and glorified WWE.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Everyday people are likely to view traditional chatbots as glorified search engines, he believes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yes, you’re getting a glorified ad for a tech company, but this wasn’t going to have the uncanny-valley, human-repelling motifs so common in all the other infomercials for A.I. products.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

What they delivered instead was a glorified, automated graveyard of old clips.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s basically a glorified secretarial job and it pays next to nothing, but I don’t care.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

“Duchamp Takes New York” readily conforms to the predictable narrative about the artist, glorifying his influence and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That makes a graciously glorifying cultural district, which functions as creation being existential not commercial, just up the road from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Sansal may be free, but prominent French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes remains in an Algerian prison, sentenced to seven years for "glorifying terrorism" for having sought to interview an outlawed group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

One of my latest obsessions tantalizing my taste buds and absolutely glorifying the best of spring flavors is Green Garden Pea Dip.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

But his battle with Riefenstahl—ultimately and ironically a battle over a shared goal, glorifying the ideals of the Nazis—raged on throughout the remainder of the games and beyond.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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