as in idealizing
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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By late month, career responsibilities intensify, requiring you to define a realistic path forward instead of idealizing outcomes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Neptune can blur boundaries, so be mindful of overcommitting or idealizing people who have not shown consistency yet.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 2026
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The land data adds to other signs of softening, despite an uptick in sales as 2025 ended.—
Travis Webb,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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Shorter panels or café-style treatments keep fabric away from sinks and stoves while still softening hard tile and metal, and mitigating sharp corners.—
Maria Williams,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
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The song was seen as glamorizing Nazi ideology, antisemitism and Hitler.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Warfare Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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No more romanticizing what the core looks like in 148 minutes together.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The historic Egmont was a Flemish general, a hero to his people in the Netherlands who attempts to serve the 16th century Spanish emperor, Philip II, and rife for Goethe’s romanticizing.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Glamouring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamouring%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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