as in to glamour (up)
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Maybe the current resurgence of bows in fashion stems from the desire to reclaim this narrative while simultaneously romanticizing our lives in turbulent times.Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Such images were tools of propaganda that romanticized the Caribbean as a utopia after decades of associating the region with savagery and malady.Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Outpost Inn is, like the very best of summer camps or idealized summer country homes, within a jumping-off point to stellar swimming, fishing, and hiking.Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
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In fact, even Gen Z—a generation that has popularized and idealized social media influencers to the point that more than half of its members would like to be one, according to one survey—is confused as to what the slang term actually means.Danielle Campoamor, Parents, 22 July 2024
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From Gordon Gekko and Jordan Belfort to Logan Roy and Bobby Axelrod, Hollywood and the media have glamorized the wealthy who have conquered the investment banking world.Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The videos, often made in a day-in-the-life format popular with vloggers, sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and a dining hall that drew comparisons on social media to prisons and military bases.Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Heroicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroicize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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