as in to glamour (up)
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Recent Examples of heroize
King Richard pushes aside the story of the Williams sisters to heroize their father’s determination to launch their talents.
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Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroize
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But there is a difference between telling the full story and romanticizing those who would do Americans harm.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, educational systems need to be reformed, not romanticized.—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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California Adventure, at its most idealized, stood for more than an assortment of film properties.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Many love songs idealize; here, John Prine and Iris DeMent sweetly rattle off a list of each other’s endearing imperfections.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Novels like Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch depict the surreal and alienating days of early parenthood with an eye to de-glamorizing the post-partum experience.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The song was seen as glamorizing Nazi ideology, antisemitism and Hitler.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Heroize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroize. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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