heroicize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroicize
Verb
  • King Richard pushes aside the story of the Williams sisters to heroize their father’s determination to launch their talents.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Verb
  • So The Paper treats journalism as aspirational — Ned describes over-romanticizing as one of his main faults.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nostalgia can romanticize the past, editing out the hardships and complexities associated with history.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Beginning around the mid-19th century, middle-class Americans began to idealize the velvety green grass of European manor houses, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond the Lab Naming the Dead doesn’t glamorize the work.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Cutting gluten has been glamorized as a quick fix for weight loss, bloating or inflammation.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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“Heroicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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