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Recent Examples of romanticization
The romanticization of the uncorrupted mother continent took over.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
More significant, the industrial interiors avoid romanticization.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
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
There’s some wisdom in their depiction of how Kafka’s personal and creative struggles are vulnerable to romanticization by educators, curators and indeed by filmmakers, whether or not Holland counts herself in that bracket.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
More significant, the industrial interiors avoid romanticization.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
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
There’s some wisdom in their depiction of how Kafka’s personal and creative struggles are vulnerable to romanticization by educators, curators and indeed by filmmakers, whether or not Holland counts herself in that bracket.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romanticization
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Whether that’s true or just an idealization is beside the point; such stories serve as an enormous source of pride and identity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The student had an extensive social media presence that showed an idealization of other school shooters and an affinity for antisemitic and Nazi ideologies.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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But for the significant conservative Catholic population in Poland, the route's popularity amounted to an inappropriate glorification of evil, and after much lobbying, local operator PKS Gdynia changed the route number from 666 to 669 three years ago.—
Anna Noryskiewicz,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The glorification of criminals who attack the rich is not new — think Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger — and experts say this is often amplified in times of income inequity and economic turmoil.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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After the meeting, Babbitt relished in the adoration of supporters who had waited nearly a decade to come to this point.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
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Perhaps the hotel’s philosophy is best seen by the seashells placed under glass cloches throughout the hotel, showcasing the reverence for nature here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Ghirri’s essays teem with allusions to art history, and two of the more striking large Polaroids invoked paintings by the artist’s favorite old masters, though the homages inclined less toward reverence than tart irony.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The service ethos is more discreet deference than chatty confidence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Your culture of urgency and deference is not a weakness in your people.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Romanticization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticization. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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