glorified
Example Sentences
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TVs desperately need to command customers’ attention at home, and not just as glorified speakers for podcasts that play in the background.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
Fuqua understands that making a narrative film into a glorified concert is the ideal way to breeze past anything unsavory.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Robert Sternberg, a professor of psychology at Cornell University, told AFP that IQ tests get "glorified" but are only "moderately" useful in predicting real world outcomes.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Investors shared this opinion, arguing that Palantir was more of a glorified consultancy than a legitimate tech company.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Adina had a memory of Alan and the ridiculous trust-building exercises he conducted for business retreats full of blowhard execs who apparently liked wasting money on glorified corporate camp.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
