as in to honor
to say or write good things about (someone or something)
He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.
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Recent Examples of eulogize
Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the presidents and their wives became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his own funeral.
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Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the ex-presidents and their wives became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his own funeral.
—Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Irv Gotti’s vision helped save hip-hop’s foundational label, and Lyor Cohen admitted it while eulogizing Gotti.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
More to the point, that cognitive dissonance appears to be the ultimate pursuit of Benna’s film, which fondly eulogizes Ricciardi’s life in the interest of making a feature-length PSA out of his death.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
Carter defeated Ford in 1976 but the ex-presidents and their wives became close friends, and Carter eulogized Ford at his own funeral.
—Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Irv Gotti’s vision helped save hip-hop’s foundational label, and Lyor Cohen admitted it while eulogizing Gotti.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
More to the point, that cognitive dissonance appears to be the ultimate pursuit of Benna’s film, which fondly eulogizes Ricciardi’s life in the interest of making a feature-length PSA out of his death.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eulogize
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For instance, the international feature category currently honors the submitting country, not the director — even though the director’s name is engraved on the Oscar statuette.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Since 2014, the ACL Hall of Fame has honored artists who have played an essential role in the series’ half-century as a premier supporter of top-shelf music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Participants frequently praise Finland’s egalitarian business culture and efficient decision-making processes.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Looker hails from Hampshire, UK, and trained with the National Youth Theatre in London.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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The film hails from Indian Paintbrush, and is the third team-up with Anderson, Indian Paintbrush and Focus, which also released Asteroid City (2023) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Eulogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eulogize. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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