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also glamourize
as in to idealize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it
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Recent Examples of glamorize
And while some of those music cues might flirt with glamorizing the heavy topics at hand, the real risk here is taking the audience out of the movie entirely.
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Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
From Gordon Gekko and Jordan Belfort to Logan Roy and Bobby Axelrod, Hollywood and the media have glamorized the wealthy who have conquered the investment banking world.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The videos, often made in a day-in-the-life format popular with vloggers, sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and a dining hall that drew comparisons on social media to prisons and military bases.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Unlike many in country music who tend to glamorize every second of America’s past, Rice wanted to start seeing the other side.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
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Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
From Gordon Gekko and Jordan Belfort to Logan Roy and Bobby Axelrod, Hollywood and the media have glamorized the wealthy who have conquered the investment banking world.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The videos, often made in a day-in-the-life format popular with vloggers, sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and a dining hall that drew comparisons on social media to prisons and military bases.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Unlike many in country music who tend to glamorize every second of America’s past, Rice wanted to start seeing the other side.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
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Leadership is often idealized as a force for good—driving positive change, inspiring teams and achieving ambitious goals.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The city of God metaphor has long been a tool for American leaders – both to idealize the nation and to warn against immigration.Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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To ensure that nostalgic, magical feeling, set the mood for your holiday season by romanticizing your holiday prep.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Back at the farm, Bee can’t help but feel attracted to Knox, Bee’s ex, and romanticize the pleasures of rural life.Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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In an environment that more closely resembles a post-apocalyptic wasteland than a functioning metropolis, 11-year-old Hamoudi (Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah) lives for soccer and idolizes Lionel Messi, the Argentine genius then playing for Spanish giants Barcelona FC.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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The moment was special for the current Yankees shortstop who idolized Jeter as a kid.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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