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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Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, until vegetables soften slightly, 8 to 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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The data, released by the Census Bureau, will offer a look at how Americans spent their money during a month in which consumer confidence was softening amid tariff uncertainty.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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These chocolate truffle bars are sweetened with raw organic honey, something rarely seen at scale, sourced from both Brazil and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, beverages sweetened with sugar and artificial sweeteners were linked to a higher risk.15 Research also shows improvements in cognitive function after consuming red, Concord grape, and sweet, tart cherry juices.6 7.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 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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In fact, he's had to hop on social media a few times in recent years to remind viewers that not romanticizing Joe is the whole point.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The hero of a bildungsroman often begins as an outcast of some kind, a condition that is romanticized even as it must be overcome.—
Anahid Nersessian,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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