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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
Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken.
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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
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
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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
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The definition of ultra-processing reflects a philosophy that idealizes traditional culinary practices and treats modern food processing methods as suspect, regardless of their health effects.—
David S. Ludwig,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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Millennials, in particular, have been tagged as a generation that romanticizes the pivot—that equates reinvention with a full reset.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 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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Due to its semi-transparency, the facade invites the shifting sky and the green hues of the surrounding forest canopy into the interior, creating an environment that softens the line between inside and out.—
Bridget Borgobello
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Back in April, Bieber debuted a vanilla French glaze manicure thats softens the sharp contrast of a typical French mani.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
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“Glamorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorizes. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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