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also glamourize
as in to idealize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it
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Recent Examples of glamorize
The notebook glamorizes love as possession.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Novels like Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch depict the surreal and alienating days of early parenthood with an eye to de-glamorizing the post-partum experience.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The song was seen as glamorizing Nazi ideology, antisemitism and Hitler.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
My journey will be publicized and glamorized, but my evolution process is sacred to me.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Novels like Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch depict the surreal and alienating days of early parenthood with an eye to de-glamorizing the post-partum experience.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The song was seen as glamorizing Nazi ideology, antisemitism and Hitler.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
My journey will be publicized and glamorized, but my evolution process is sacred to me.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glamorize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
Verb
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Waddingham was equally passionate about ensuring Debbie and Judith’s friendship felt authentic rather than idealized.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Her reflections don’t present motherhood as effortless or idealized.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
1 June 2026
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But like its predecessor, Yellowstone, the series also romanticizes the industry, pairing authentic ranching challenges with larger-than-life drama.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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College football has a habit of romanticizing the past in ways that don’t match the actual results.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Inside, its modernist lines are softened by lush textiles and the soft curves of furnishings from Urquiola’s designs for Italian brands such as Cassina and Molteni, as well as the vertical gardens developed by botanist Patrick Blanc.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Reports suggest OpenAI's financials are comparatively weaker and that secondary market demand for its shares has softened—while competition for Anthropic secondary shares has been described as fierce.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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As a child Modrić idolized the Yugoslav (later Croatian) footballer Zvonimir Boban.—
Sanat Pai Raikar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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