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adjective

variants also glamourized
as in romanticized

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verb

variants also glamourized
past tense of glamorize
as in idealized
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 glamorized
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Beyond post-pandemic freedom, the recent rave explosion can also be credited to BRAT, Charli XCX’s 2024 album that glamorized raving as an It Girl activity. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie. — Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026 Often, fires are depicted in an overly dramatic or glamorized way, but each home represents a person’s life. — Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025 My journey will be publicized and glamorized, but my evolution process is sacred to me. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025 Creative activations, particularly ones that shock or disquiet, can make the problem of textile waste visible in a city where overconsumption is often glamorized. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 But readers have also criticized Hoover for the book and movie’s portrayal of abuse, which some argued glamorized domestic violence. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorized
  1. romanticized
  2. idealized
  3. purple
  4. idolized
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  • His conduit to doing so was Ebbets Field, perhaps the most beloved ballpark ever and the home to one of baseball’s most romanticized teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • The picture of friendship that emerges from books like McCarthy’s can feel romanticized and brittle.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of romanticized
Verb
  • In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The report suggests that idealized portrayals of dating on social media may be affecting confidence and expectations, in some cases as much as or more than rejection itself.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of idealized
Adjective
  • Be sure to plan at least one evening on-property to catch the sunset, when the mountains are painted in shades of pink and purple before giving way to a sky filled with twinkling stars.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Extremists can win blue states, but presidential elections and congressional control are decided in purple states, and America will not elect extremists and socialists.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of purple
Verb
  • The hosts are still getting used to receiving a heightened level of attention, to being idolized by both the general nerd and Black nerd communities.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In June, Swedish authorities arrested a teenage boy who pledged allegiance to the Islamist State and idolized suicide bombers, according to Swedish media.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of idolized

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