Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroized
Verb
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Waddingham was equally passionate about ensuring Debbie and Judith’s friendship felt authentic rather than idealized.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026 -
Her reflections don’t present motherhood as effortless or idealized.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
1 June 2026
Verb
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At the same time, delegation should not be romanticized as a universal cure for healthcare dysfunction.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Even the Second World War has been somehow romanticized in films and TV.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Often, fires are depicted in an overly dramatic or glamorized way, but each home represents a person’s life.—
TIME Photo Department,
Time,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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As a child Modrić idolized the Yugoslav (later Croatian) footballer Zvonimir Boban.—
Sanat Pai Raikar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
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“Heroized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroized. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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