as in to glamourize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong
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Recent Examples of idealize
Leadership is often idealized as a force for good—driving positive change, inspiring teams and achieving ambitious goals.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The city of God metaphor has long been a tool for American leaders – both to idealize the nation and to warn against immigration.
—Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Brands clinging to idealized images risk alienating their customers.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The city of God metaphor has long been a tool for American leaders – both to idealize the nation and to warn against immigration.
—Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Brands clinging to idealized images risk alienating their customers.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealize
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Viewing them through the proxy of Joe, McGahern refuses to romanticize these characters, who are often admirable but also, by turns, nosy, deceitful, aggressive, and ridiculous.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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These practices romanticize the actual selective practices of the University of Chicago and similar schools which purported to limit presidents from showing the same periodic moral responsibility, patriotic duties, and institutional voice of other pillars of American society.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
28 Dec. 2024
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By then, as a kid growing up in Le Mans, Rupert had come to idolize Batum.—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Born in 1951 as the son of a Minnesota state senator, Dunlap grew up idolizing Chuck Berry, James Burton, Buddy Holly, Scotty Moore and Chet Atkins, by his own recollection.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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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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Media coverage often emphasizes their charm or intelligence, which can inadvertently glamorize their heinous acts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In people who give birth, this joint softens and becomes extra flexible.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth at his confirmation hearing softened his stance on women in ground combat roles.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Idealize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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