heroizes

Definition of heroizesnext
present tense third-person singular of heroize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroizes
Verb
  • Stamos quickly romanticizes the soldier’s isolation—his freedom from social expectations—and begins to dream of defecting.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As Bella and Edward become closer, our young heroine not only romanticizes the vampire's ethereal good looks, but also the dominance and constant surveillance of his courtship.
    USA Today, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gen Z, in particular, has moved away from the hustle-and-grind culture of the 2000s and early 2010s and instead idealizes wellness, leisure and affluence without overt labor.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Social media often glamorizes pregnancy, but Llamas didn’t want to shy away from the complications.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Heroizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroizes. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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