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as in adored
to love or admire too much
a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him
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as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to
those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director
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Recent Examples of canonized
Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Walpole was canonized as a saint in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
He's known for reshaping the Scottish government, expanding royal authority and being one of the few Scottish kings to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The teen died of leukemia in 2006 and was canonized in September.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The Saints episode about Saint Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who was canonized in September after dying from leukemia in 2006, was neither Francesca's first time in the director's chair nor her first time directing her father.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin has revealed that one of seven new saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV at a recent ceremony was her great-great uncle.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
In certain circles, the book was canonized.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
All saints get their own day of celebration and remembrance, and this year marks the first one for Acutis, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV earlier this year — the first such ceremony to be performed by the new pope.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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Nagahisa ultimately blends the digital with the all-too-real in innovative, haunting, formally exhilarating ways; he should be canonized alongside Jane Schoenbrun and French director duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Walpole was canonized as a saint in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
He's known for reshaping the Scottish government, expanding royal authority and being one of the few Scottish kings to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The teen died of leukemia in 2006 and was canonized in September.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The Saints episode about Saint Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who was canonized in September after dying from leukemia in 2006, was neither Francesca's first time in the director's chair nor her first time directing her father.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin has revealed that one of seven new saints canonized by Pope Leo XIV at a recent ceremony was her great-great uncle.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
In certain circles, the book was canonized.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
All saints get their own day of celebration and remembrance, and this year marks the first one for Acutis, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV earlier this year — the first such ceremony to be performed by the new pope.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonized
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This broadleaf evergreen is adored for its long, drooping flower clusters.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Raha adored the Belgian director Chantal Akerman.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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More melodic variation might have elevated these more reserved passages; Sutkowski’s pull-no-punches songwriting usually isn’t enough to shoulder the weight on its own.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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The general atmosphere is elevated, perfect for Valentine’s Day.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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On their second day in Washington, DC, a group of venerable Buddhist monks from Texas marked the end of their multi-month walking pilgrimage at the Lincoln Memorial.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The venerable Bay Area punk band Green Day also put in a characteristically punchy mini-set meant to mark the Super Bowl’s 60th anniversary.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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One moment they’re worshiped on social media; the next, they’re scorched.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 4,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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While enforcement can concern legal residents, many fears are amplified by groups that have promoted un-American policies like sanctuary cities that undermine the rule of law and our country’s social fabric.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Employers embraced open plan office layouts, ripping out private rooms in favor of spaces that promoted greater collaboration.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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British talk show host Graham Norton, who has had Swift as a guest on his program, claimed to have garnered an invite to the blessed event.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ayatollah Khamenei personally ‘blessed’ Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The whole world loved him, idolized him.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Once, Maye idolized Cam Newton.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the responsibility for Puerto Rican music at the big game rests with Woodrow Wilson and the 1917 Congress that explicitly enshrined Puerto Rico as American.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Canonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonized. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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