deglamorize

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Recent Examples of deglamorize White’s willingness to deglamorize stardom — to take roles that subverted her celebrity or to be funny and frank — makes clear that for her, the town was, first and foremost, a workplace. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022 The camera became a handy tool for those, labeled Minimalists or Conceptualists, who wanted to deglamorize the world (and the artist’s role) by documenting mundane things or repeated actions. Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deglamorize
Verb
  • Without doing so, the city risks adding to the recent record of downgrades from the ratings agencies and impels that any new infrastructure debt minimizes additional costs over the long run.
    Dana Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There are even silicone dots on the top of the cups to further aid in the no-slip department, plus help minimize any gaping issues.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Since kids learn by example, Winston notes that telling kids to put down their phones is futile if parents don’t do the same.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Despite the ability of Atatürk’s government to put down the rebellion, the Turkish state grew to fear Kurdish uprisings, leading to policies that included the criminalization of identifying as Kurdish.
    Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The latest move targets several officials, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who the House Judiciary Committee blamed for organizing a letter from 51 former intelligence officials disparaging the Post's reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The posts disparaged Islam, George Floyd, and Oscars diversity efforts.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Although Trump has long denigrated Washington, these were the most direct comments of his four-week-old second term describing his desire to strip local control from the District of Columbia.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • In his news conference on Tuesday, Mr. Trump also denigrated Mr. Zelensky and suggested that new elections in Ukraine should play a part in the country’s negotiations with Russia.
    Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Deglamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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