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
Verb
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So The Paper treats journalism as aspirational — Ned describes over-romanticizing as one of his main faults.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nostalgia can romanticize the past, editing out the hardships and complexities associated with history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beyond the Lab Naming the Dead doesn’t glamorize the work.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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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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“Heroize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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