as in to soften
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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
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Stir occasionally for about three minutes, until the onion starts to glisten and soften.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Add the garlic and rosemary sprig and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent and carrots are beginning to soften, 5 to 8 minutes.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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This pie comprises a rich bittersweet chocolate pudding topped with sweetened, toasted coconut and pecans, all served up in a flaky buttery pie crust.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dover’s active portfolio management and commitment to capital returns sweeten the investment case.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
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Determined not to romanticize or fetishize his subjects, Fukunaga confesses to struggling during the editing process, and not always getting the calls right.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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It was even romanticized itself in sublime, dramatic compositions like Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg’s paintings of the ironworks at Coalbrookdale, England.Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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