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adjective

as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry a poeticized depiction of Native American life before the arrival of Europeans

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poeticized

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verb

past tense of poeticize
as in sweetened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poeticized
  1. poetic
  2. sweetened
  3. poetical
  4. softened
  5. lyrical
  6. idealized
  7. lyric
Adjective
  • Jay McInerney waxed poetic about The Odeon in Bright Lights, Big City.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gabbriellini’s film frames the events from a tender and poetic perspective rather than reconstructing the crime, to shift the focus to its origins, exploring the human, cultural and emotional dynamics behind it.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of poetic
Verb
  • The nutty richness of the sherry is immediately apparent, sweetened and charmed by the orgeat, and the sherry as much as anything is what sets the Fog Cutter apart.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That’s probably thanks to the fact that the bar isn’t sweetened with stevia, sugar alcohols, or monk fruit, but rather a combination of real maple syrup and honey.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweetened
Adjective
  • There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
    — Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
Definition of poetical
Verb
  • Looking ahead at the next six months, the industry’s expectations have softened only slightly.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Cover and cook 30 to 35 minutes, stirring occasionally, until green beans are softened and tomatoes have broken down.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of softened
Adjective
  • And an extremely catchy German song has gone viral in part because its lyrical refrain sounds goofy to ears used to English.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For someone who performs in a mask and had often relied on metaphor to guide his lyrical decisions, his connection with his fans is unusually close.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of lyrical
Verb
  • The report suggests that idealized portrayals of dating on social media may be affecting confidence and expectations, in some cases as much as or more than rejection itself.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • As these historical examples underscore, there is no idealized past to reclaim nor idealized future to arrive at through an inevitable march of progress.
    — Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of idealized
Adjective
  • Watch a lyric video, assembled from Super 8 footage of Prine on a family vacation in the early 1970s, below.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • On July 13, Grande all but confirmed their reconciliation in her lyric change.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of lyric
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