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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
Warfare Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Social media often glamorizes pregnancy, but Llamas didn’t want to shy away from the complications.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Despite challenges like blisteringly cold temperatures and ceaseless wind gusts, don’t be deterred—something fluffy effortlessly glamorizes winter dressing (and keeps us from freezing solid).
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
Critics have accused Hoover of glamorizing abuse with her novel, which was originally published in 2016.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Social media often glamorizes pregnancy, but Llamas didn’t want to shy away from the complications.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Despite challenges like blisteringly cold temperatures and ceaseless wind gusts, don’t be deterred—something fluffy effortlessly glamorizes winter dressing (and keeps us from freezing solid).
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
Critics have accused Hoover of glamorizing abuse with her novel, which was originally published in 2016.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
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Post-Aristotle, infinity was always idealized, never realized — a philosophical construct at best.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Nov. 2025
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For most home cooks, a once-a-year turkey is a gastronomic absurdity, needlessly idealized, inevitably formidable to prepare.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Though winter brings shorter days and frosty weather, a trip to the slopes has a way of romanticizing the season.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
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Nothing wrong with a little fantasy, but this year’s astrology asks us to stop romanticizing potential and start paying attention to what feels genuine, reciprocal and enduring.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Speaking with reporters before heading to Switzerland, the president showed no sign of softening his approach to the Greenland issue.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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These berries often soften after a freeze, too, helping birds survive even during late winter.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
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Her polished fashion sense, marked by sophisticated, minimalist pieces and a neutral color palette, has been idolized even decades after her death.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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But in October 2024, Vladimir Kramnik, a former Russian World Chess Champion who Naroditsky grew up idolizing, began publicly insinuating that Naroditsky might be using computer assistance during online games.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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