as in glamourized
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong
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Recent Examples of idealized
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
In the show’s not-historically-accurate but idealized world of diversity and gender equality, both the leaders are women, played by Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
To try to achieve the idealized vision of living abroad, with yourself as the only outsider — isn’t that just like an American?
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In an idealized ocean, that randomness would almost vanish, allowing rogue waves to grow to nearly infinite heights.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Superman is rarely considered in his own right, rather than as a foil to more earthbound, angsty superheroes such as the Randian vigilante Batman, or to Spider-Man, the idealized boy next door.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Advertisement For many Jews of my generation who grew up with an idealized view of the Israeli citizen soldier forced to fight to defend a country surrounded by enemies, contemporary events are shattering in the way Kohut described.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
These values are usually driven from complex analytical equations based on idealized conditions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
In the show’s not-historically-accurate but idealized world of diversity and gender equality, both the leaders are women, played by Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
To try to achieve the idealized vision of living abroad, with yourself as the only outsider — isn’t that just like an American?
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
In an idealized ocean, that randomness would almost vanish, allowing rogue waves to grow to nearly infinite heights.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Superman is rarely considered in his own right, rather than as a foil to more earthbound, angsty superheroes such as the Randian vigilante Batman, or to Spider-Man, the idealized boy next door.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Advertisement For many Jews of my generation who grew up with an idealized view of the Israeli citizen soldier forced to fight to defend a country surrounded by enemies, contemporary events are shattering in the way Kohut described.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
These values are usually driven from complex analytical equations based on idealized conditions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
These values were generally shared by his employers at Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, organisations idealized as the polar opposite of Emperor Palpatine's authoritarian dictatorship from a galaxy far, far away.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealized
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Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The era was far from the utopian Camelot suggested by uncritical romanticized mythology.—
Leah M. Wright,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said that the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, appeared to have idolized many of the mass shooters who had gone before them.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Fein had long idolized the legendary producer and creator of the Wall of Sound.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With more Americans struggling to find affordable options, as noted in a McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Report, resistance has softened.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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There is nothing to suggest yet that Isak’s own position has softened or that he is set to return to training before the window closes on Monday evening UK time.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The symbolic fierceness was backed up by AVG pilots in combat.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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It is often viewed as a symbolic end to the summer season.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sip Coffee House in Highland, Indiana, within the heart of the nearly purple 1st Congressional District, is the kind of place where eavesdroppers aren't afraid to join a conversation at the next table about politics.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
26 Aug. 2025
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Over the past 12 days, Swift's official website has pulsed with a series of sparkly countdowns — orange, purple and blue — each one sending Swifties scrambling to decode what’s next for her upcoming 12th studio album.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Idealized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealized. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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