enthronement

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Recent Examples of enthronement At the heart of the ceremony is the act of enthronement, in which the archbishop is formally seated in the cathedral’s two symbolic chairs. Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthronement
Noun
  • The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The enshrinement ceremony will take place in August at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What could have been a biting portrait of the glorification of female beauty is softened by a simple happy ending—in a world where no ending can possibly be simple, whether happy or not.
    Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.
    Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Your legacy, as it is being formed daily, reflects division rather than love, harm rather than healing, and self-exaltation rather than humility.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • At our core is the exaltation of free speech, expression and personal liberty.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Themes of self-ennoblement run throughout this playful and prodigious jazz-pop suite, a quartet of songs explore the pleasures (and sometimes, perils) of gassing yourself up.
    Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
  • His actual goal is aggrandizement.
    Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Assembly Bill 1892 would help elections by acclamation.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • However, to use the acclamation process HOAs must start their election activities at least 150 days before the election date, and many HOAs find planning that far ahead to be difficult.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Glass from a broken bottle can cause magnification of the sun and set vegetation alight, Roise said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Under magnification the spores appear roundish, colorless, and smooth to slightly rough.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Onyemata was one of the free-agent signings the Jets got the most praise for — a rock-solid veteran defensive tackle who can help in both the run and pass game.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Snitker received further praise when he was shown on the jumbotron before the bottom of the fourth inning.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Enthronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthronement. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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