as in adores
to love or admire too much
she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults
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Recent Examples of idolizes
There’s friction between the defense lawyer Sam (Nick Nolte) and his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange), rooted in Sam’s past infidelity and his current flirtations with a young courthouse clerk who idolizes him.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
The character idolizes Goodall and her work.
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Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.
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Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.
—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
The character idolizes Goodall and her work.
—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.
—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolizes
adores
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For Fatima, a practicing Muslim who adores her parents, the stakes feel even higher.
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Either way, Gale adores this team and Brunson’s captaincy, and the constant comparisons to Reed’s team and captaincy back in the day.
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“Idolizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolizes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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