sentimentalizing

present participle of sentimentalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalizing
Verb
  • Viewers flooded the comment section, gushing over Lightning's adorable look, fur color and all.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Footage of the incident showed water gushing out of the section where the slide broke, per CBS News.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And right now, Amazon customers are raving about the Zoosixx Wide-Leg Lounge Pants — which have a Prime member discount today.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Taqueria El Asador has gained national attention, with Yelp users raving about tacos bursting with flavor.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Social media, then, too, was flooded with morally bankrupt leftists lauding the killing and fawning over the killer.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Rob Reiner is back as fawning filmmaker Marty DiBergi, with cameos including Elton John, Questlove and Paul McCartney.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Sentimentalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalizing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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