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
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Conservators applied solvent gel to soften the paint before carefully shaving away the layers using plastic scrapers.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The persistence of high mortgage rates will put some downward pressure on prices, since demand will soften as many consumers forego expensive loans, experts said, but the high rates will also exacerbate a lack of supply that has kept prices soaring.Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Growing up in New Orleans, Kaitlin Guerin remembers that every Carnival season was sweetened with appearances by king cakes.Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
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And this powdered sugar also is going to sweeten it because there's no sweetness at this point.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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The protectionist, imperialist age Mr. Trump seemingly romanticizes blew up when Germany and Italy sought a greater share of the world.Damien Cave, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This bias underscores the need for a critical analysis of how societal perceptions and media representations can unintentionally romanticize or normalize the actions of charismatic criminals.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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