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dignify

[dig-nuh-fahy] / ˈdɪg nəˌfaɪ /


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You are making sure you dignify those relationships, in your own way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

And so it is fitting that its image has been on the nickel since 1938, the only private house to dignify a standard item of American currency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

New York Rep. Mike Lawler said Greene’s belief “doesn’t dignify a response,” while Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon observed that “I think enough has already been said. I ignore her.”

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2024

When the question was asked, Brendon McCullum did not dignify it with a response.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024

I would not dignify that question with a reply.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Chekhov may not falsely console, but he dignifies the human struggle in a secular parable that lives again through the magic of ensemble brio and a director at the top of his game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

“Honey and Clover” dignifies the clumsy missteps of young adulthood in a way that teens will appreciate, because if rejection and failure have to be a part of life, might as well romanticize it, right?

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2023

Your marches are full of empty promises and until you take action that dignifies and respects Black women, I have no choice but to ignore you.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2020

“Perhaps it’s time to think of a universal wage that recognises and dignifies the noble and irreplaceable tasks you perform.”

From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020

Man, in his new pride of power, has invented a philosophy which he dignifies by the name of "individualism."

From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair

Librarian Regina Andrews, known for her salons, exudes the dignified air of a beloved host, vividly describing the communal groundswell every young thinker and creative then could sense happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

We do hope that he will finally say something to America, Ukraine, and the entire world that will lead to a real and dignified peace.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

His spokeswoman said on his trip "the agenda will include discussions on the voluntary, dignified and safe repatriation of Myanmar nationals currently in Malaysia".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The UN's refugee agency continues to underscore the humanitarian principle that any return should be "voluntary, safe and dignified".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Lost in her own thoughts, Kit barely noticed that William’s dignified pace was even more deliberate than usual.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“They spent too much time dignifying her as a witness for a case that’s about paper entries,” Trusty said.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

“It mattered a lot to me that this was done in the most dignifying way possible,” Sipili, 44, said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Little wonder his photographs of ordinary people on Lagos Island have won plaudits for their warmth and the dignifying eye of his camera.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022

Asked for comment on Sunday evening regarding the altercation, John LaBombard, a spokesman for Sinema, told The Washington Post: “We are not dignifying this behavior with a response.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

Last of all came a stocky and erect young fellow, with a muscular frame dignifying an over-worn suit of clothes.

From In Pastures New by George Ade


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