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lionize

[lahy-uh-nahyz] / ˈlaɪ əˌnaɪz /


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There’s also a whole bit in the courtroom of David swatting at a fly as his attorney attempts to lionize him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

But I am not among your favorite legal commentators, and, as you've probably guessed from the title, I am not here to lionize Justice O'Connor.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

“There is a prevailing narrative in the public mind to sort of lionize certain weapons systems as having a defining impact on certain conflicts,” he said, but “the reality is often more complex.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2022

Russia loves to lionize its literary giants, but even the mighty Russian state could not open a museum in a shared apartment with other residents still ensconced in it.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021

Two women tried to lionize him, and he ran away and played with the children.

From Lion and the Unicorn by Davis, Richard Harding




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