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
  • These factors work together to create a solid foundation for profitability and scalability, making these businesses an attractive choice for entrepreneurs looking to minimize risk and maximize success.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Try to reduce high blood pressure, manage diabetes and cholesterol, avoid smoking, and minimize alcohol intake.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • United could put down Garnacho’s sale as pure profit due to Profit and Sustainability Rules, but this would prove the club isn’t serious about competing at the top of English soccer any time soon.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • West End, a residential area adjacent to the downtown core, is filled with historic homes that have endured among the area’s red-hot residential boom over the past decade or two and has become increasingly attractive to buyers looking to put down roots in a convenient, walkable location.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As a drama with an elemental emotional kick—a child alone, facing dangers while trying to find his way home—it has been wrongly disparaged as sentimental, conventional, or even compromised.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Pay attention to the attempts to disparage the new state’s attorney.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And this is not to denigrate them, this is to deal with the truth.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Early reggaeton, like salsa before it, and plena before that, were often denigrated because of their origins in working-class Black communities.
    Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Deglamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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