Verb (used with object) : to lionize the visiting poet. From Dictionary.com.
By the way, who is really doing the lionization here?. From Wordnik.com. [A terribly painful conversation.] Reference
How was he supposed to go "over the top" in his Clinton lionization?. From Wordnik.com. [After Biden Speech, Obama Makes Surprise Appearance, Hails Clintons] Reference
But lost in these statements is the fact that despite our lionization of P. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
You're in for a large day and evening of lionization, so take it like a man. From Wordnik.com. [Children of the Lens]
The complicit lionization of Stevens by the Alaska State House, however, is a farce. From Wordnik.com. [Alaska House Demands Canonization For "Uncle" Ted!] Reference
I am just stridently opposed to the lionization of someone whose work is so obviously shoddy. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » All in the Family] Reference
It's tempting to dismiss the lionization of an ailing political veteran in the twilight of his career. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of Policymaking] Reference
Others bemoan his lionization as "pro-convict, pro-bribery rotgut" and say, "Minor had a total disregard for the Court.". From Wordnik.com. [Government opposes appeal by imprisoned attorney to visit dying wife] Reference
My problem is with right wingers who want to use the lionization of Che Guevara to make a point about how despotic the left is. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Real Che Guevara:] Reference
The obsequiousness, nonstop compliments, and endless lionization are all part of the external nutrition craved by the narcissist. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Diaries] Reference
Later -- after hugs and hallelujahs, and the hoarse lionization by his classmates on the bus -- Foley stands alone on the sidewalk. From Wordnik.com. [The Apollo Kid: Teen guitarist Nathan Foley attempts to win a record number of Amateur Night contests] Reference
The truth of the matter is that lionization of Che is about the same as lionization of Pinochet, which was quite prevalent on theright. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Real Che Guevara:] Reference
The lionization of presidents with ambitious policies and ideas biases our historical perspective, as Gene Healy reminds us in this excellent book review. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » THE VIRTUE OF INACTIVITY:] Reference
Essential reading the the New York Observer: Lawrence Osborne's scathing piece on the inexplicable lionization of the tyrannical and incompetent Che Guevara. From Wordnik.com. [Daimnation!: "Che Trippers"] Reference
Instead, we see the demonization/lionization of the two sets of relatives based on nothing more than whether their position agrees with that of the speaker seeabove. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures] Reference
Instead, we see the demonization/lionization of the two sets of relatives based on nothing more than whether their position agrees with that of the speaker (seeabove). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Much Easier to Fight Caricatures] Reference
Then came the news of Speke's return and lionization in London. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton]
Here was a song of praise to war, a lionization of the art of soldiering. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Magazine] Reference
Paris made a great fuss over him, but he took his lionization very calmly. From Wordnik.com. [The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912] Reference
We can compare the lionization of Al Gore to the favorable treatment given. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Maradona certainly did not make any great contribution to the lionization of Muller after. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
(More details about the Palestinian Authority's lionization of these killers here and here.). From Wordnik.com. [FrontPage Magazine] Reference
One of the odder impulses in this whole endless debate about digital music is the lionization of the pirate. From Wordnik.com. [Idolator] Reference
To many, Lennon's lionization after his death further minimized McCartney's contributions and frustrated him. From Wordnik.com. [The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines] Reference
Though millions view Guevera as a beret-wearing rock star, Iglesias doesn't give in to that kind of musical lionization. From Wordnik.com. Reference
And let's assume the intended audience members were the party faithful who have grown weary of Obama's lionization in the press. From Wordnik.com. [DMI Blog] Reference
Just for starters, it leads to lionization of our former presidents, especially the greatest American tyrants - Lincoln, Wilson, FDR. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
I don't know, but Hitchen's lionization of Greek culture seems bizarre to me after reading Victor Davis Hanson's A War Like No Other. From Wordnik.com. [Hitchens hates Hanukkah.] Reference
There is a curious phenomenon taking place in the American media at the moment: the lionization of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the American military commander in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Palestinian Pundit] Reference
And don’t get me started about the lionization of Reagan. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Just got back from Avatar.] Reference
Then came the news of Speke’s return and lionization in London. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
Despite foolish lionization by partisans in some quarters, I don’t see how Critical Mass can continue. From Wordnik.com. [It’s time to drop some control rods into Critical Mass | Seattle Metblogs] Reference
I do find FIRE’s lionization of the campus president to be quite curious when his statement strikes me as cowardly. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Sad Victory for Thuggery in Texas] Reference
The lionization of Reagan is so misplaced. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rep. Patrick McHenry proposes replacing Grant with Reagan on the $50 bill.] Reference
This lionization is not necessarily a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Shaun Casey: Forgetting Sonia Sotomayor] Reference
Speke's return and lionization in London. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Sir Richard Burton] Reference
Literary lionization of, 695–98. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
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