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Recent Examples of sentimentalize
Trendy, vapid Chazelle sentimentalized a token Mexican immigrant in Babylon, but Jordan and waggish co-screenwriter William Monahan, who scripted Scorsese’s The Departed, plays with ethnicity (those Irish mugs, Lange’s perfect brogue, and Cumming’s perfect Southern twang).
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Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
For a while, that omission feels like the right decision, born of a principled refusal to sentimentalize a killer or ascribe his actions to a tidy, convenient set of motives.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
The paltry point of this is to sentimentalize the blue transformation/degradation of the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022
The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022
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Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
For a while, that omission feels like the right decision, born of a principled refusal to sentimentalize a killer or ascribe his actions to a tidy, convenient set of motives.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
The paltry point of this is to sentimentalize the blue transformation/degradation of the West.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022
The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalize
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Speaking from the store via a video call ahead of the opening, Marras proudly pointed to some of the main features, enthusing about the SoHo neighborhood, highlighting its art scene and cultural environment.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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Naturally, the Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb was less than enthused by the decision to move the team.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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King Charles has rhapsodized about the charms of Romania for decades.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
1 May 2023
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And the nearly 2,000 participants —even millennials and GenZers — rhapsodized about Roth.—
Karen Heller,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2023
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While walking the red carpet of Nobody 2, Stone stayed tight-lipped about her mysterious role in Euphoria's third season, but was happy to gush about Dane, who is returning to the HBO drama after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At the time of writing the clip has been watched 3.7 million times, with viewers left gushing at the adorable nature of it all.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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IndieWire’s David Ehrlich raved about this brilliant movie out of Sundance with an A-grade review.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Superman was a hot mess of a movie, but fans and critics alike raved about it.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The enigmatic trophy wife at the center, Michaela, is played not by Nicole Kidman—as is, at this point, stylistic tradition—but by Julianne Moore, effusing lavender mist and toxic insecurity.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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This foaming formula, which effuses notes of warm vanilla and decadent almond, gently cleans the skin with a cocktail of nourishing oils, including castor, grapeseed, avocado, coconut, and sunflower seed for a healthy dose of antioxidants, vitamins, and fatty acids.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
30 Nov. 2024
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Inside, Seán glanced briefly away from the television as the women fussed at Orla’s return.—
Anne Enright,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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But other times, windows would be rearranged seemingly at random, with unused space and weird gaps that require you to fuss around and move all your windows around again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Alice killing Jane gets its own paragraph: After awkwardly running like Taylor Swift in that treadmill commercial, Alice hops over Jane, grabs her by the throat, and feeds her to a drooling wolf.—
Wolfgang Ruth,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Symptoms may include excessive panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, drooling, vomiting, or confusion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Sentimentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalize. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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