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also glamourized
as in romanticized
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also glamourized
as in idealized
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 glamorized
Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Often, fires are depicted in an overly dramatic or glamorized way, but each home represents a person’s life.
—Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
My journey will be publicized and glamorized, but my evolution process is sacred to me.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Creative activations, particularly ones that shock or disquiet, can make the problem of textile waste visible in a city where overconsumption is often glamorized.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
But readers have also criticized Hoover for the book and movie’s portrayal of abuse, which some argued glamorized domestic violence.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
—Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Often, fires are depicted in an overly dramatic or glamorized way, but each home represents a person’s life.
—Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
My journey will be publicized and glamorized, but my evolution process is sacred to me.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Creative activations, particularly ones that shock or disquiet, can make the problem of textile waste visible in a city where overconsumption is often glamorized.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
But readers have also criticized Hoover for the book and movie’s portrayal of abuse, which some argued glamorized domestic violence.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorized
Adjective
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Much like the lore around Richard and Sarah Warren, the lyrics play like a romanticized version of what was probably a much more problematic situation.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Built before the violent conquests, these conical towers have come to symbolize a romanticized vision of the heyday of Sardinia’s independence.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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
Adjective
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Rooms vary in size and color palette but all offer soft rugs, silk throws, a neutral but warm color scheme with accent colors like purple, floral bouquets, and large beds just asking to be jumped on.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Over the prairie there would be lightning that evening, dropping in shattering bolts from swollen purple clouds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Verb
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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
Cite this Entry
“Glamorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorized. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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