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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Bookings are already softening from corporate and leisure customers, especially in domestic markets, although according to Delta, premium and international demand remains strong so far.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Add roast and cook until well browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side; transfer to slow cooker. Reduce heat to medium and add onions to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to caramelize, 8 to 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rather than burning some of their assets to acquire a star, the Nets could take the opposite approach and serve as a salary dumping ground as long as other teams were willing to include draft picks and/or young prospects to sweeten the deal.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The rhubarb juices add just enough sweetness to perfectly sweeten the plain yogurt without having to add any honey.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 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
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The federal government removed Union troops from southern states as southerners erected monuments to former Confederates and slaveholders to romanticize their exploits during the Civil War.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
30 Mar. 2025
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And in its day, the movie did well, but we were criticized for romanticizing the time.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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