as in to adore
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 idolize
In particular, Spencer idolized Asian American figure skaters such as Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou, as well as Maxim Naumov, whose parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were coaches at the Skating Club of Boston and also died in the plane crash.
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Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeking escape, Hackman found solace in movie theaters, idolizing Errol Flynn and James Cagney.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Morales is idolized by his followers, as Chávez, Che Guevara, and others have been by similar followers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
But having fame from, or being acknowledged by people who my art has really resonated with, outside of just being idolized as a teen heartthrob, that acknowledgement holds more value to me than the idea of being famous.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Seeking escape, Hackman found solace in movie theaters, idolizing Errol Flynn and James Cagney.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Morales is idolized by his followers, as Chávez, Che Guevara, and others have been by similar followers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
But having fame from, or being acknowledged by people who my art has really resonated with, outside of just being idolized as a teen heartthrob, that acknowledgement holds more value to me than the idea of being famous.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolize
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Thousands of troops from multiple branches of the military rehearsed for weeks under the adoring eyes and feverish applause from the local people.—
Nga Pham,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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Now, McTominay is in a team built around him and in a city that adores him.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Greeks, Jews, Romans — rich and poor — all worshipped together in homes and built close relationships with one another.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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His father worshipped guitarists from the Delta and even wanted to name his son after the Mississippian Albert King but was outvoted by his wife, who named him after Beethoven.—
Tim Greiving,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Things were looking up later in the day after a report said the measure of inflation that the Fed likes to use slowed to 2.3% in March, the Associated Press reported.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolize. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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