idolized
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John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
She also idolized Donna Summer, who she calls “mother of pop, mother of disco.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Yet Norris, who idolized John Wayne as a child, became an actor as an afterthought.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Mr. Bird idolized that flawed man, and Mr. O’Brien writes that the son always claimed that Joe Bird took his life so that his ex-wife, Larry’s mother, Georgia, could receive his social-security checks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Rajesh had once been the most promising of the brothers—the nimblest, the supplest, the most charismatic, the most energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my father and his family.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
