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also glamourizes
as in idealizes
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it
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Recent Examples of glamorizes
The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken.
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Air Mail,
23 May 2026
The notebook glamorizes love as possession.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Despite challenges like blisteringly cold temperatures and ceaseless wind gusts, don’t be deterred—something fluffy effortlessly glamorizes winter dressing (and keeps us from freezing solid).
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Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
24 Nov. 2025
On Friday, the rising pop star released her debut EP, Backstage at the Tropicana, featuring music that glamorizes Hollywood magic from the Fifties to the Eighties.
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Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Addressing Consumer Pain Points The startup world glamorizes disruption and wild ideas for the sake of massive capital gains opportunities.
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Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken.
—
Air Mail,
23 May 2026
The notebook glamorizes love as possession.
—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
There has been much discussion about whether the genre glamorizes or interrogates female pain, or a little of both, or whether books by and about women with feelings that are important enough to be written about needs a label at all.
—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Despite challenges like blisteringly cold temperatures and ceaseless wind gusts, don’t be deterred—something fluffy effortlessly glamorizes winter dressing (and keeps us from freezing solid).
—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
24 Nov. 2025
On Friday, the rising pop star released her debut EP, Backstage at the Tropicana, featuring music that glamorizes Hollywood magic from the Fifties to the Eighties.
—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Addressing Consumer Pain Points The startup world glamorizes disruption and wild ideas for the sake of massive capital gains opportunities.
—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamorizes
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However, Neptune idealizes, which can ultimately blur boundaries, while Mercury prefers to be analytical, seeking out the facts and hard data.
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The definition of ultra-processing reflects a philosophy that idealizes traditional culinary practices and treats modern food processing methods as suspect, regardless of their health effects.
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But like its predecessor, Yellowstone, the series also romanticizes the industry, pairing authentic ranching challenges with larger-than-life drama.
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Millennials, in particular, have been tagged as a generation that romanticizes the pivot—that equates reinvention with a full reset.
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There’s friction between the defense lawyer Sam (Nick Nolte) and his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange), rooted in Sam’s past infidelity and his current flirtations with a young courthouse clerk who idolizes him.
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Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him.
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Autumn softens the vistas along the Ring of Kerry and brings a quieter pace to the historic villages.
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In a heartbreaking moment, Paula asks why Trevor chose her, and Ashley softens a bit.
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“Glamorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamorizes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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