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as in idealized
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as in glamourized
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romanticized
Adjective
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The Bristol Bears loose-head prop earned his first selection for the famed British and Irish Lions team.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025 -
Thousands of workers at Boston's famed Fenway Park — the historic home of the Red Sox — might go on strike for the first time ever for higher pay, the UNITE HERE Local 26 union announced earlier this month.—
Margie Cullen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Now, the hotel has added a new chapter to its storied history.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Trump administration's cuts would spell the end of the 104th Fighter Squadron, a storied unit of the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The film simultaneously functions as a passing-of-the-torch moment between two legendary stars and a celebration of Newman, who won his only (and long-overdue) Oscar for his performance.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Today, Cocker is sitting in Katz’s Delicatessen, the most legendary eatery on the Lower East Side.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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What makes the book so extraordinary is that is functions as a de facto catalogue for a mythical Rolex museum, chock full of images of timepieces from every Rolex era, dating to 1908, three years after the brand was founded.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 May 2025
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The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The actors portray siblings, Charlotte and Luke Purdue, who are in pursuit of the fabled Fountain of Youth.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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George Wendt, who bellied up to the bar to portray the beer-quaffing everyman Norm Peterson for all 11 seasons of the fabled NBC sitcom Cheers, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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“Romanticized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticized. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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