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also glamourizes
as in idealizes
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 glamorizes
There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 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
On Friday, the rising pop star released her debut EP, Backstage at the Tropicana, featuring music that glamorizes Hollywood magic from the Fifties to the Eighties.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Addressing Consumer Pain Points The startup world glamorizes disruption and wild ideas for the sake of massive capital gains opportunities.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 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
On Friday, the rising pop star released her debut EP, Backstage at the Tropicana, featuring music that glamorizes Hollywood magic from the Fifties to the Eighties.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Addressing Consumer Pain Points The startup world glamorizes disruption and wild ideas for the sake of massive capital gains opportunities.
—Brandon Aversano, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorizes
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Gen Z, in particular, has moved away from the hustle-and-grind culture of the 2000s and early 2010s and instead idealizes wellness, leisure and affluence without overt labor.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The convivial atmosphere of the coffee shop can be attributed to Le, who romanticizes his time as a barista.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stamos quickly romanticizes the soldier’s isolation—his freedom from social expectations—and begins to dream of defecting.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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The film follows Antoine (Moore), who idolizes his father, a charismatic gambler.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Bullnose's curved profile softens hard, linear edges often found in brickwork and concrete.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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The serum in the mascara-like application gently softens and styles fly-aways in a pinch.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Glamorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorizes. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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