heroicizing

present participle of heroicize

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Verb
  • So The Paper treats journalism as aspirational — Ned describes over-romanticizing as one of his main faults.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • More than 260 viewers have taken to the comments section to share their delight at the unexpected feature likely from the 2000s, at a time when Gen Zers are romanticizing the tech and lifestyles of the era online.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Serving as a throughline for this 40mm model’s development are Genta’s signature, which led to the idea of his signature octagonal shape softening into the sensual curves of a cushion, leaving the ambiguity of a shape that appears round at first glance.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On one hand, the job market is softening, and there’s political pressure from the president to slash rates aggressively to 1%.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Heroicizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicizing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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