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
  • Regular use helps to minimize the appearance of pores, reduce dryness, and create a smoother, more polished look.3 8.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Such programs help ensure that employees behave ethically and minimize disruptions to business operations—an attractive feature for building and maintaining intercompany relationships.
    Robert Anello, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In Syria, then-President Bashar al-Assad put down a civil uprising with the help of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian authorities said was an attempt to put down an insurgency by rebels still loyal to the former government.
    Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As recently as last summer, Georgescu publicly disparaged the US president and spread conspiracy theories about Vance.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The 45-page suit highlights a number of disparaging comments that Trump and members of his administration have made about non-white immigrants, and Haitians in particular.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • His order does not only denigrate U.S. firms that have managed to conduct their business for decades without corruption.
    Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Deglamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorize. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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