canonize
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Memes, livestreams and hashtags now allow anyone to canonize someone they admire.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025
“It’s a gift of God that Pope Francis — an Argentine pope, a Jesuit pope — can canonize her,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024
It turns out that this massive publicity blitz was built on decades of work—expensive work—to canonize Thomas.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2023
Williams is arguably the best candidate for the Heisman Trophy, but to canonize him in such manner is another story.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022
The violence and corruption of such rulers as Argall serve to disgrace and defeat even good measures; while the virtues of the good are sometimes perverted to canonize the most pernicious.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
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