elegize

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Recent Examples of elegize The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing. Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017 In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice. Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegize
mourn
Verb
  • Goldberg, 69, and the When Harry Met Sally star have mourned and celebrated their late pal more than once.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement Hundreds gathered at the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in the Gaza Strip to mourn the five journalists on Monday.
    Richard Hall, Time, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Elegize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegize. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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