heroicizing

Definition of heroicizingnext
present participle of heroicize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroicizing
Verb
  • That’s 14 years of dreaming, dissolving, romanticizing, escaping, and sometimes deceiving ourselves.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Consider romanticizing your morning routine or finding a balance between work and self-care.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no wishful thinking that our society will stop idealizing appearance, but framing and intrinsic motivation matter.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a fine line between being crystal clear and idealizing a situation.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Critics have accused Hoover of glamorizing abuse with her novel, which was originally published in 2016.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The seasonal shift to cheaper winter-blend gasoline could help offset cost increases related to the refinery fire, softening the impact for drivers.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In what could be another sign of a softening labor market, October layoffs jumped 175% from a year ago to 153,074, the highest level since 2003, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Heroicizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicizing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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