as in to soften
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Recent Examples of poeticize
The internet certainly doesn’t poeticize it for me.
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Santo Loquasto's set doesn't poeticize the ambience.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Santo Loquasto's set doesn't poeticize the ambience.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poeticize
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Impersonal Surroundings Hard floors, bare walls, and furnishings that do nothing to soften the space can create a home office that feels anything but welcoming.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 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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Today’s strong Universal stars should help sweeten the outcome.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Despite the bad blood, a weekend of virtual talks between Paramount and WBD saw Ellison’s ninth offer sweetened from $30 per share to $31.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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To translate Holocaust literature at a moment when genocide is not only a historical category but an active legal accusation exposes translators, editors, and institutions alike to pressures to contain, displace, or euphemize violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Better offers an insightful, vital portrait of suicide that makes no attempt to euphemize or diminish its subject.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Maybe if Robinson had 31-inch arms the Dolphins wouldn’t have romanticized him so much, and avoided selecting him with the 21st overall pick.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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While a scalloped edge will romanticize floral sheets even further, when paired with a deep navy hue and a more loopy motif your bedding set will skew coastal.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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