place on a pedestal

A form of put on a pedestal — To hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.

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Meanings

verbplace on a pedestal (third-person singular simple present places on a pedestal, present participle placing on a pedestal, simple past and past participle placed on a pedestal)

present singular third person places on a pedestal · participle present placing on a pedestal · participle past placed on a pedestal · past placed on a pedestal

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put on a pedestal.

    […]Nestlé has long been placed on a pedestal on its home turf.

    2025 September 20, Madeleine Speed, Mercedes Ruehl, “The meltdown at Nestlé”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6
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APA

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MLA

“place on a pedestal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20on%20a%20pedestal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “place on a pedestal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20on%20a%20pedestal.

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