lionization

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And, per Zernike, the lionization of the “lone genius” in science, often used as a cover for bullying, is gradually giving way to a spirit of collaboration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Among the many byproducts of “Moneyball,” both the Michael Lewis book and the film it inspired, has been the lionization of general managers.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

Her status as a mysterious, cloistered figure had been solidified after a decade of speculation and lionization on Internet message boards and blogs as crate diggers shared rips of her impossibly rare LPs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2021

Image: Wikipedia If there’s a dark side to the film’s idealism, it’s General Magic’s lionization of punishing development crunch times.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2018

Paris made a great fuss over him, but he took his lionization very calmly.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)