glorify

“The restraints weren’t on. I didn’t want to glorify it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Even so, “Princess Mononoke” doesn’t glorify violence or tilt the audience against people like Lady Eboshi, who is more like us than we’d probably admit.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Despite the grandeur of the Endeavour, the Science Center didn’t want to glorify it either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Nawrocki said Kyiv's "decision to glorify the UPA is not only outrageous" but also "deeply disappointing", undermining "reconciliation" between the two nations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

As far as Bach pere, Johann Sebastian, was concerned, the point of music was to glorify God and reflect upon the great mysteries of creation through music of unabashed seriousness.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

They will also be held directly responsible for protecting under-18s from pornography, online bullying, content that glorifies crime, and content that encourages eating disorders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Klee’s “National Socialist Revolution Drawings”—childlike works merging abstraction and expressionism—also challenged the Führer’s demand for “realism” that glorifies the Nordic‑German ideal of beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Like the Arch of Titus, this monument glorifies the destruction and subjugation of a conquered people.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025

Even remembering how wide a beach used to be, or how the cliffs once withstood the tide, glorifies the notion that resilience is measured by our ability to remain unchanged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Brorson glorifies Christ as the Friend of the spiritually poor and needy.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

“I don’t think they’ve been able to explain it enough. Too many people think of it as a glorified search engine that’s really expensive to build.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

‘Spider-Noir’ star Nicolas Cage says the MCU started off ‘marvelous’ but is becoming more like a ‘well-funded and glorified WWE.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

James McCreadie: Fans are getting sick and tired of losing players to what is a glorified friendly.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Yes, you’re getting a glorified ad for a tech company, but this wasn’t going to have the uncanny-valley, human-repelling motifs so common in all the other infomercials for A.I. products.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Every task we were assigned was just glorified busywork to keep our hands moving, our bodies occupied, and our minds dead with boredom.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

“Duchamp Takes New York” readily conforms to the predictable narrative about the artist, glorifying his influence and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Around 150 people have been detained for social media posts about the killings, accused of spreading misinformation, or "glorifying crime and criminals".

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Sansal may be free, but prominent French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes remains in an Algerian prison, sentenced to seven years for "glorifying terrorism" for having sought to interview an outlawed group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

It’s not surprising that a movie glorifying Formula One wouldn’t get into the well-documented controversies that have plagued the sport.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025

But his battle with Riefenstahl—ultimately and ironically a battle over a shared goal, glorifying the ideals of the Nazis—raged on throughout the remainder of the games and beyond.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown