lionize
verb (used with object)
to treat (a person) as a celebrity.
lionization
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a word derived from
lionize.
Example Sentences
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Elon: After enjoying years of lionization as a brilliant, farsighted entrepreneur and savior of the human race, Musk found reality catching up with and outpacing the myth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
These supporters were the expected conservatives and libertarians, but liberals, too; the lionization of free speech cuts across ideology.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
And yet, “Milk Fed” bravely questions the particularly female lionization of thin and loathing of fat, landing on fresh explanations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
Image: Wikipedia If there’s a dark side to the film’s idealism, it’s General Magic’s lionization of punishing development crunch times.
From The Verge ● Apr. 22, 2018
To give her credit, I think this lionization bothered her, embarrassed her a little, and she probably wondered at times if it were all sincere.
From Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton
