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Recent Examples of idealization
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
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Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealization
Noun
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More significant, the industrial interiors avoid romanticization.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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But Saiz is worried that the romanticization of volunteering on social media has minimized the importance of such preparation.—
Georgiana Ralphs,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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And that still doesn’t feel low enough, as there’s still some reverence reserved for the team’s prior track record.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s adoration for Chile is hardly new.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2026
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And yet the 1934 World Cup in Italy was turned into a spectacle of adoration for the Fascist dictator Mussolini.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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What could have been a biting portrait of the glorification of female beauty is softened by a simple happy ending—in a world where no ending can possibly be simple, whether happy or not.—
Sarah Chihaya,
New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2026
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What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
Glamour,
22 Dec. 2025
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Some Buddhist teachers emphasize Buddha’s teachings of mindfulness over relic veneration, creating different approaches to these sacred objects across various sects.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Of the plaques eventually placed in San Antonio, most are expected sites for veneration, commemorating personalities of the Spanish Colonial or Texas Revolutionary periods, with others recognizing later famous residents, such as Robert E. Lee and author O. Henry.—
Paula Allen,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The case reached an appeals court, which applied a legal standard that granted commissioners significant deference.—
Malena Carollo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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As noted earlier, most antitrust cases fail, and courts generally afford defendants substantial deference.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The style of the new cars are more to his liking.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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My artist friend, Heather Gentile Collins, came to the rescue and repainted the faces, as well as customized the swimwear to my liking.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Idealization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealization. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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