as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
the novel's sentimentalism bored me
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The film retains its signature tone — moving between humor and sentimentalism with a light touch — but there’s a greater effort now to connect Miles’ origin story to broader lessons about superhero canons.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Rather than fuzzy-wuzzy sentimentalism, that liminal space between objective reality and the netherworld is presented as a natural, if exceedingly rare, fact of life.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Thus, the pathos comes off as mere sentimentalism.
—Robyn Bahr, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2020
Stopping just short of sentimentalism, Rosner suggests that one way to reach a happier, more settled future is to confront the past.
—Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Rather than fuzzy-wuzzy sentimentalism, that liminal space between objective reality and the netherworld is presented as a natural, if exceedingly rare, fact of life.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
Thus, the pathos comes off as mere sentimentalism.
—Robyn Bahr, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2020
Stopping just short of sentimentalism, Rosner suggests that one way to reach a happier, more settled future is to confront the past.
—Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Sentimentalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalism. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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