glorified

Example Sentences

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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

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

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