glamorizes

variants also glamourizes
present tense third-person singular of glamorize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glamorizes The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026 Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken. Air Mail, 23 May 2026 The notebook glamorizes love as possession. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 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. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 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
Verb
  • Gen Z’s frustration with wealth concentration is well-documented culturally, yet the #OldMoney aesthetic idealizes the visual language of precisely the fortune-building class its politics often criticize.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • However, Neptune idealizes, which can ultimately blur boundaries, while Mercury prefers to be analytical, seeking out the facts and hard data.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For a guy used to the warmth of an arena crowd, Pragiwaksono romanticizes open mics, those awkward showcases of aspiring comics performing largely in front of other aspiring comics.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Although Hendrix is fond of his dad’s Knicks, Haze idolizes a different NBA superstar.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Muslim teen from Jersey City idolizes Captain Marvel and the Avengers but doesn't dare dream of being like them.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Once that inner conversation softens, connection to others tends to follow.
    Jan Gerber, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The versatile pair will quickly become their everyday staple, with premium Venetian leather that softens and develops character with every wear.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Glamorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorizes. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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