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also glamourize
as in to idealize
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 glamorize
In a sports era today where turning pro and making money early is too often glamorized, Jones showed incredible patience and chased his boyhood dream instead of chasing a quick influx of cash.
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The pandemic shined a light on the high cost of child care, while recent social media trends have glamorized a more traditional view of the stay-at-home wife and mother.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Booth glamorizes the hustle, but Lincoln lived the dangers.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, people who do not live in Colombia or any other country maligned by its drug trafficking, are able to make cultural products like Charli XCX’s Brat, where the use of cocaine is glamorized and understood as a rite of passage for white women who like to party.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The pandemic shined a light on the high cost of child care, while recent social media trends have glamorized a more traditional view of the stay-at-home wife and mother.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Booth glamorizes the hustle, but Lincoln lived the dangers.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, people who do not live in Colombia or any other country maligned by its drug trafficking, are able to make cultural products like Charli XCX’s Brat, where the use of cocaine is glamorized and understood as a rite of passage for white women who like to party.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
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Only idealized systems that involve infinity—an infinitely long tape, an infinitely extensive grid of particles, an infinitely divisible space for placing pinballs and rubber ducks—can be truly undecidable.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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And these heroes, slightly idealized but by no means infallible versions of the ones who exist in real hospitals, keep showing up, shift after endless shift, to keep pushing that rock up the hill.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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While a scalloped edge will romanticize floral sheets even further, when paired with a deep navy hue and a more loopy motif your bedding set will skew coastal.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Oath Keepers romanticize the role of armed militias in the founding of America as seen at Lexington and Concord.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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In Ellis’ novel, Patrick Bateman also idolizes Donald Trump, who is currently serving his second term as the U.S. president.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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Avery, who grew up idolizing Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, hopes his story can remind others to keep pushing through hard times in order to achieve their dreams.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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