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also hagiographical
as in adulatory
overly or insincerely flattering
a hagiographic portrait of one of the pioneers of the automotive age
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Recent Examples of hagiographic
Recording a song for the hagiographic Ronald Reagan movie but not his own biopic?
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Andrew Stevens pays loving but not hagiographic tribute to his late mother, famed actress Stella Stevens, in his documentary recently showcased at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Stalin willed into being socialist realism, a hagiographic style that crept into art forms like music and painting.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
This is the same notion that makes this more of a hagiographic portrait than a truly thoughtful biographical film.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Andrew Stevens pays loving but not hagiographic tribute to his late mother, famed actress Stella Stevens, in his documentary recently showcased at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Stalin willed into being socialist realism, a hagiographic style that crept into art forms like music and painting.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
This is the same notion that makes this more of a hagiographic portrait than a truly thoughtful biographical film.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hagiographic
Adjective
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That unspoken contract between gore-hungry viewers and the film is mostly forged by Christien Tinsley, the makeup effects artist whose gushy prosthetics are shown off at every turn.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Oct. 2024
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The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.—
Jesse McKinley,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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He was covered in an oily substance, terrified, and wouldn’t eat.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The downsides are that DEET smells awful, is oily, and can damage anything with plastic in it, like synthetic clothing and camping gear.—
Kristin Canning,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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That steadiness is central to Dillane’s magnetic performance, which always tacks closer to neediness than sociopathy, and never steers towards cheap sympathy or demonstrative rage.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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He’s known for being bold and demonstrative in his interactions with teammates, officials, opposing players and fans in the crowd — sometimes to a fault.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the defense is hoping to cast her recollections merely as sickening details in a deranged love story between two consenting and jealous adults.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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For years, raw sewage from Mexico has poured across the border into Southern California, fouling beaches, sickening residents and sparking diplomatic as well as environmental concerns.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.—
David Owen,
The New Yorker,
27 July 2024
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At any moment, the noodles might dissolve, the cheese topping burn, the dish collapse into a soggy, oleaginous mess.—
Isaac Butler,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his new A24 movie Death of a Unicorn on Thursday, March 27, Fallon, 50, noted that Rudd has performed in just about every genre of film, television and theater one could imagine — except for the soapiest of soap operas.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The frenzied yet articulate tenor Gerhard Siegel, a veteran Herod, oozes unctuous entitlement.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then Maddy unexpectedly turns on the humor and charm when Austin’s Hollywood agent Saul — played with unctuous insincerity by Dave Rivas — arrives to talk business.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At the heart of the Axion, the full-range silicon dynamic driver uses innovative technology that blends a unique design and compact size that’s similar to a balanced armature driver but with the more fulsome sound quality of a dynamic driver.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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For a more fulsome discussion of these predictions, check out our recent episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Hagiographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hagiographic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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