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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
Denis O'Hare's Liz Taylor is the show's first transgender character, and is famously glamorized by none other than Lady Gaga's character, the Countess.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Price wasn’t one to glamorize childhood, having endured a tough upbringing that included boarding school in Switzerland.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
The Carhartt brand is such an iconic and legendary American men’s workwear brand that’s not necessarily glamorized in a way that felt really right for Lily.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Your Clothing Storage with This Clothing Rack Mount this industrial clothing rack to the wall to glamorize and modernize your clothing storage.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Price wasn’t one to glamorize childhood, having endured a tough upbringing that included boarding school in Switzerland.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
The Carhartt brand is such an iconic and legendary American men’s workwear brand that’s not necessarily glamorized in a way that felt really right for Lily.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Your Clothing Storage with This Clothing Rack Mount this industrial clothing rack to the wall to glamorize and modernize your clothing storage.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorize
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This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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This bias helps build emotional bonds in the early stages of a relationship by idealizing your partner and fostering a deeper connection.Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Determined not to romanticize or fetishize his subjects, Fukunaga confesses to struggling during the editing process, and not always getting the calls right.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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It was even romanticized itself in sublime, dramatic compositions like Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg’s paintings of the ironworks at Coalbrookdale, England.Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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Owing to her father’s belief that women’s menstruation breaks the all-important power of ancestors, Yuet has never felt truly and unconditionally loved by Man, despite idolizing him and studying his ritual performances.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Michael Schwartz, Tyler Nilson (USA), 2024 In 1990s Cuba, 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) idolizes his rebellious older brother Paco (Héctor Medina) and his punk bandmates.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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