as in to soften
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Recent Examples of poeticize
The internet certainly doesn’t poeticize it for me.
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Santo Loquasto's set doesn't poeticize the ambience.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Santo Loquasto's set doesn't poeticize the ambience.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poeticize
Verb
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The governor took pains to soften his liberal attack dog image, praising the president as a cooperative partner during crisis.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Add 2 tablespoons oil (3 tablespoons if not using pancetta), onion, and carrots to drippings in Dutch oven; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Daily in-room deliveries of fresh-baked croissants sweeten the experience.—
Valerie Rains,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Maybe, as Nicholas mentions, Buffalo could sweeten the pot with edge rusher Gregory Rousseau.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Later, their sad parts were endlessly euphemized until they could be mistaken for happy endings.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2023
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Why euphemize?—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
10 Dec. 2021
Verb
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Mobsters like Capone and Moran have been romanticized in popular culture, and the still-unsolved crime has invited amateur sleuths to study up.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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And this film is about the 1950s, which is an era that the conservative agenda in this country especially really romanticizes.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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