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Recent Examples of sentimentalize
Waititi sees sentimentalizing a culture as limiting it.
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Is trading in the currency of the past a way to distance himself from a lonesome present? Raffish and boyish at the same time — or switching between either mode as a cover for the other — O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2023
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).
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
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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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Is trading in the currency of the past a way to distance himself from a lonesome present? Raffish and boyish at the same time — or switching between either mode as a cover for the other — O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2023
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).
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
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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Lipkin didn’t look very enthused about fighting, but Landeskog certainly didn’t look rusty with that part of his game.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Lipman is graced with a talent to enthuse.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sitting side by side, the two often returned to rhapsodizing about how their future fight might play out.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 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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In a reply to Sulewski's post about the finished product, Finneas gushed over his partner.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the season, the California native, who is unemployed, has openly gushed over his long-term girlfriend, Kelsey.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sacheu Lip Stain has been all over my TikTok feed, claiming to solve this problem, with beauty influencers and celebrities, including Sofia Richie Grainge, Alix Earle, and Billie Eilish, raving about its all-day staying power.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fans on Reddit’s r/TraderJoes community have raved about the pastry for years.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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Afterwards, Nick Cushing, then the NYCFC head coach, effused his creative midfielder.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
30 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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With five blades sandwiched between two moisturizing bars, this razor speeds up the entire process (no fussing around with shaving cream), nourishing dry skin and making nicks a rare occurrence.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Sentimentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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