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This week's word in the news: GLORIFICATION
DEFINITION:
To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
But an anonymous protest called Detroit Resists suggests the Venice exhibit may merely be another exercise in “ruin porn” — the glorification of the city’s infamous decline.
►The Detroit News -- 02/29/2016
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