as in to glamour (up)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroicize
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In fact, he's had to hop on social media a few times in recent years to remind viewers that not romanticizing Joe is the whole point.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The hero of a bildungsroman often begins as an outcast of some kind, a condition that is romanticized even as it must be overcome.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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Greco-Roman tradition had long idealized the vigorous, penetrating patriarch, and Jewish custom celebrated those men who had large families and multiple wives.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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Whether idealizing the rugged frontiersman or the daring entrepreneur, Americans take pride in the idea of forging their own paths.—
Sunita Sah,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
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Glamorous as the exiles are, Kentridge does not glamorize them.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Her pitch was simple: Homosexuality is a sin, and if homosexuals were given carte blanche to glamorize their ‘deviate lifestyle’ in Miami-area classrooms, the American family would be destroyed and the American way of life would disappear.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Heroicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicize. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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