as in adoring
reflecting great admiration or devotion
gave his fiancée an idolizing glance
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as in worshipping
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 idolizing
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Fans, who never had a chance to cheer Les Grenadiers on soccer’s biggest stage, have had to decide where their loyalties will lie while players who perhaps grew up idolizing the team must now convince themselves their idols can be beaten.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Lampposts and trash cans in the vicinity of the courthouse and neighboring streets have been covered with stickers idolizing him as a saintlike Robin Hood figure.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Needless to say, Adrián Morejón was excited to share a uniform with someone who grew up idolizing.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Leave it to a musical theater girl from Pennsylvania who grew up idolizing Dion to create the ultimate tribute to her icon.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
One fun discovery in Avedon’s extensive and dazzling archive was a portrait of director John Ford, whom Howard grew up idolizing.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Many of us grew up idolizing astronauts as the best of the best that America — and other nations — have to offer.
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Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
But as a kid who grew up idolizing Michael Jordan in the ’90s, Graham still felt this moment meant something more — to himself, to his family and to basketball as a whole.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
McGonigle grew up in Aldan idolizing Phillies legend Chase Utley.
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Joe Holden,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Fans, who never had a chance to cheer Les Grenadiers on soccer’s biggest stage, have had to decide where their loyalties will lie while players who perhaps grew up idolizing the team must now convince themselves their idols can be beaten.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Lampposts and trash cans in the vicinity of the courthouse and neighboring streets have been covered with stickers idolizing him as a saintlike Robin Hood figure.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Needless to say, Adrián Morejón was excited to share a uniform with someone who grew up idolizing.
—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Leave it to a musical theater girl from Pennsylvania who grew up idolizing Dion to create the ultimate tribute to her icon.
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
One fun discovery in Avedon’s extensive and dazzling archive was a portrait of director John Ford, whom Howard grew up idolizing.
—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Many of us grew up idolizing astronauts as the best of the best that America — and other nations — have to offer.
—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
But as a kid who grew up idolizing Michael Jordan in the ’90s, Graham still felt this moment meant something more — to himself, to his family and to basketball as a whole.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolizing
Adjective
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Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London.
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The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.
Verb
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Mother African Union Church was founded decades before Juneteenth, born out of racist policies and structures that excluded people of African descent from worshipping freely.
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In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside.
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“Idolizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolizing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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