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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
Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
It’s marked by idealized depictions of rural life and landscapes, presenting a simpler and more innocent way of living, often imagined for the benefit of urban audiences.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
But the idealized construction speeds shown here do give a skewed view of urban development that can be seductive in its simplicity.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The show offers a window into an idealized version of youth.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
But in reality, not having a best friend isn’t a sign of failure at all—and having one is an idealized yet unrealistic standard we’ve been taught to aspire to.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Each of them uses cedar in varying degrees, but the newest version, Burberry Hero Parfum Intense, combines cedar from across the globe to create an idealized version of this enduring ingredient.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Many things need to happen for The Boring Company's most idealized version of the Music City Loop to be successful.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Women artists within the movement often drew on its dreamlike language to counter male surrealists’ idealized and objectifying portrayals of women, reclaiming their own agency and identity.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
It’s marked by idealized depictions of rural life and landscapes, presenting a simpler and more innocent way of living, often imagined for the benefit of urban audiences.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
But the idealized construction speeds shown here do give a skewed view of urban development that can be seductive in its simplicity.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The show offers a window into an idealized version of youth.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
But in reality, not having a best friend isn’t a sign of failure at all—and having one is an idealized yet unrealistic standard we’ve been taught to aspire to.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Each of them uses cedar in varying degrees, but the newest version, Burberry Hero Parfum Intense, combines cedar from across the globe to create an idealized version of this enduring ingredient.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Many things need to happen for The Boring Company's most idealized version of the Music City Loop to be successful.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This clearly suggests that idealized online self-presentation can inflate social impressions but may create disappointment when offline reality does not match expectations.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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The fact that Paul doesn’t need The Bachelorette to rise to fame opens more space for the sort of romanticized yearning that was a hallmark of early Bachelor seasons.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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The Founding Fathers idolized Cincinnatus, who was appointed dictator to save the Roman Republic, then peacefully returned to his fields.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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But readers have also criticized Hoover for the book and movie’s portrayal of abuse, which some argued glamorized domestic violence.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Roast until cheese is softened, 10 to 12 minutes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Contemporary fiction as it is practiced today in many mainstream forms is honed to that rapid symbolic interpretation.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Even they’re relegated to little more than supporting players and symbolic representations of troubled youth straight out of a BBC kitchen-sink passion play.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Friday night brings their first preseason matchup as the purple and gold take on the Phoenix Suns.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Some plants that go all gold in fall simply don’t have the biochemical apparatus to produce the orange, red and purple pigments that predominate in calendar and screen saver photos of New England’s autumn landscape.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Idealized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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