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
  • South Korea’s acting President, Han Duck-soo, ordered emergency support measures for industries and businesses that will be impacted, including the automobile industry, ordering officials to actively negotiate with Washington to minimize the impact of additional levies.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This practice can be particularly useful for minimizing capital gains tax, which can reach up to 20 percent for long-term gains.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The top golfers are putting down their clubs and pulling up a chair ahead of Masters Tournament.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Zaca Mesa Winery put down roots in 1973 and became the first in the region to plant Syrah in 1978.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Lehmann disparages the Sun Sentinel for printing letters that describe Trump’s true self and his determination to destroy democracy, once and for all.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Rhodes then expressed a paradoxical sentiment, acknowledging Cena as a personal hero while simultaneously disparaging his character.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In August 2024, United Airlines defended one of its flight attendants who was denigrated on social media after someone took a photo of her wearing a pro-Palestinian flag pin on a flight from Chicago to Newark.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But now, the American president is repeating Putin’s mantras, denigrating Ukraine, and seems poised to cut aid.
    Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Deglamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deglamorize. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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