as in to glamourize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
a movie that does its best to glamour up the field of archaeology
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idealize
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There’s a fine line between being crystal clear and idealizing a situation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025 -
This clearly suggests that idealized online self-presentation can inflate social impressions but may create disappointment when offline reality does not match expectations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Glamour (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamour%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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