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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.
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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
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
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While not always the case, most stairwells are located in the center of a building, away from windows and exterior walls, which can help minimize damage from weather events.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2025
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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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Hartig snatched up the reins, putting down the rifle.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Chilling at the beach The sand around the Lake Worth Beach Pier (more formally, the William O. Lockhart Municipal Pier) has always been a popular place to fish, surf or put down a blanket to chill by the water, with plenty of local dining and shopping options.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Mama Joyce accused Tucker of being unable to care for Burruss financially and disparaged his mother.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
26 May 2025
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The policy notes that invocations should be solemn, inclusive and should avoid disparaging different religious or non-religious beliefs.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Orozco’s stickers of abstraction posed the question of whether abstraction—denigrated to its lowest possible level—could now serve as a last sign of resistance and redemption from the totalitarian conditions of reification.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Sensational journalism brought national attention to the feuding families and spawned the hillbilly stereotypes that still denigrate rural Appalachians.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Deglamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorize. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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