glorified
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What it meant was that the 1-0 win - Harry Kane the goalscorer again - came from effectively a glorified training session carried out under the guise of international football.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Aimed squarely at kids of all sizes, “Star Wars” has become a glorified tour of a billionaire’s expanding playworld and “The Mandalorian and Grogu” wants the track well-oiled, not bumpy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
“Usually these visits are a glorified patting on the back,” said Andrew Roberts, a British historian and royal biographer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Fourth cook, I knew, was just a glorified name for dishwasher, but it wouldn’t be my first time, and just as long as I traveled where I wanted, it didn’t make any difference to me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
