APOTHEOSIZED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

apotheosized

verb

past tense of apotheosize

as in exalted

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Meanwhile, Jupiter — exalted in Cancer — brings expansion to themes of intuition, emotional intelligence, family bonds and home life.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Onstage, Michael is exalted, transfigured, fully alive, with neither fear nor shame.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

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Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Unlike many coming-of-age series, Eva (played by June Diane Raphael) is revered by her daughter.

— Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 3 July 2026

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Greenspan was the rare celebrity among central bankers, lionized for his economic stewardship in the 1990s — and a reputation tarnished by the global financial crisis of 2008.

— June 22, NPR, 22 June 2026
Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Olivier was venerated as a Shakespearean actor, playing many iconic protagonists in London including Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth and, controversially, Othello.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026

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For Swift, an increase in solar activity magnified this impact over the past couple of years as the sun reached the peak of its 11-year cycle.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
But the powerful powder also works like any other herb blend—albeit magically magnified with wonderful MSG.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

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Quite literally worshipped by some extreme members of society.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
The young couple and their daughter, Rose, worshipped in a stately Victorian Gothic church, where Almanzo’s parents were members and his sisters were married.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026

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