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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
Unlike stories that glamorize drinking or reduce it to a trope, my novel brings authenticity and emotional depth to the subject.
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Jessica Guerrieri, People.com, 9 May 2025
Some people glamorized certain revolutionary kinds of characters willing to resort to violence.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
The pandemic shined a light on the high cost of child care, while recent social media trends have glamorized a more traditional view of the stay-at-home wife and mother.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The remarkable feat will be well publicized and documented, but it will not be glamorized nor idealized, at least not by me.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Guerrieri, People.com, 9 May 2025
Some people glamorized certain revolutionary kinds of characters willing to resort to violence.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
The pandemic shined a light on the high cost of child care, while recent social media trends have glamorized a more traditional view of the stay-at-home wife and mother.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
The remarkable feat will be well publicized and documented, but it will not be glamorized nor idealized, at least not by me.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
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Ideas From Other Sectors Finding inspiration is always difficult, especially because, in my opinion, the most common mistake is falling in love with your own ideas, idealizing them.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1932) $9 As a response to the dreary despair of the Industrial Revolution and reflective works by the likes of Charles Dickens, British literature of the early 20th century idealized pastoral, rural life.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Though fictional, the series romanticizes a not-so-distant past in which creatives wowed enterprise organizations with the fruits of their fertile imaginations.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Wes has romanticized the literary arts for almost his whole career.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Both Bobrovsky and Tarasov are from Novokuznetsk, Russia, and Bobrovsky idolized Tarasov’s father, Vadim, growing up.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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In the late fifties and early sixties the Method was the rage, especially among the young actors of about Willy’s age, who all idolized Marlon Brando and would go on to transform American cinema in a few years: Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and so on.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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