glorifies

present tense third-person singular of glorify
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to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader

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Recent Examples of glorifies The report claims that Hezbollah gives child fighters heroes’ funerals and publicly glorifies them before their peers in order to encourage other children to follow in their footsteps. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026 The intelligence reports warn that 764 and its many offshoots have expanded into a transnational, online network that glorifies violence and tries to coerce people, often minors, to hurt themselves or others. — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 Mindfulness takes that preliminary and glorifies it into the be-all and end-all. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 Sharp Objects uses a murder mystery to excavate the rot at the core of a Missouri town whose mythology glorifies the Confederacy. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish. — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Non-meat mains are… fine… but this joint glorifies the carnivorous lifestyle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 Our culture often glorifies doing more, but rest is just as vital. — Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glorifies
Verb
  • This addresses a younger consumer and elevates Heinemann’s beauty offer with a strong local brand partner, which comes with its own selection highly dedicated to beauty subcategories.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that posits that a little bit of red in a room elevates otherwise boring compositions with an unexpected jolt of energy.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • An unholy relaxation trifecta, the treatment advertises a gentle cleansing scrub, a head and neck massage dribbled in therapeutic oils, and a custom mask infused with calming plant extracts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • FirstDate advertises neither subscriptions nor paid features, and GovTech says users’ data will not be monetized.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Saturday celebrates the 35th anniversary of Fat Wreck Chords, with Dillinger Four, Teenage Bottlerocket, Dead to Me, Swingin’ Utters, Codefendants, Cobra Skulls, Nerf Herder, Get Dead, and others.
    — Dick Slaughter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The south wing celebrates Arab architecture, while the north is more traditional European style.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Women are increasingly disappointed with heterosexual relations, even as they’re captivated by romance, which so often idealizes it.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Gen Z’s frustration with wealth concentration is well-documented culturally, yet the #OldMoney aesthetic idealizes the visual language of precisely the fortune-building class its politics often criticize.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Mega Live events, which app users can register for in advance, are often 12 hours long, and Kelly said that 24-hour Lives can produce five times the GMV of a 12-hour Live, as the algorithm promotes a stream more dedicatedly the longer it’s been on.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Homeland Security devoted $20 million to the campaign, which critics say promotes Trump’s political message rather than helping the public access government services.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • From its opening moments, Zoe Kazan’s epic, sprawling Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel, East of Eden, announces that the monstrous Cathy Ames (played by Florence Pugh) is the true center of the story.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the book, Ursula simply announces that Frank was found dead in a closet, which is a far less traumatic moment for Bela.
    — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Glorifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorifies. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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