glorified
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The former hospital is a heap of rubble and the uranium miner glorified on a huge Soviet mosaic has lost half his face.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
All told, the Angels are a glorified minor league team with no apparent vision and no obvious hope for the future and not worth the money at any price.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
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
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
