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Recent Examples of idealization
Whether that’s true or just an idealization is beside the point; such stories serve as an enormous source of pride and identity.
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IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
The student had an extensive social media presence that showed an idealization of other school shooters and an affinity for antisemitic and Nazi ideologies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
The student had an extensive social media presence that showed an idealization of other school shooters and an affinity for antisemitic and Nazi ideologies.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials censored, revised, and rewrote theater repertoire to remove any idealization of the pre-revolutionary past and add content that glorified Soviet rule.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealization
Noun
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The romanticization of the uncorrupted mother continent took over.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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More significant, the industrial interiors avoid romanticization.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In Park Slope, where outdoor square footage is discussed with the reverence usually reserved for fine art, that alone may qualify as generational wealth.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Agricultural roots run deep here, with livestock competitions, crop exhibits, and a genuine reverence for the farming heritage that built the Midwest.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Yet she’s viewed, like everything else in the movie, with an adoration that is nearly transcendental.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The glorification of criminals who attack the rich is not new — think Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger — and experts say this is often amplified in times of income inequity and economic turmoil.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Jewish leaders and analysts say expressions of support for terrorist groups such as Hamas, combined with public glorification of violence, have contributed to an environment in which anti-Jewish hostility is becoming increasingly normalized.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The veneration of the catacomb saints during the late 17th and 18th centuries came at a time when vast stretches of Europe, including Bavaria, were still reeling from the Thirty Years’ War.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The Virgin Mary and her immaculate conception were to be celebrated, and perhaps no other nation threw themselves into the veneration of Mary that year quite like the Irish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Judges are obligated to give high deference to arbitrators and are expected to uphold awards so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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Years of static budgets, staffing turnover, a culture of industry deference and a sluggish response by federal regulators have left the agency unprepared to address a contamination crisis of this size and scope, said Demonbreun-Chapman and others.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma will certainly not be to everyone’s liking.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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To keep the eggs from overcooking, remove the skillet from the heat just before the eggs are set to your liking.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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“Idealization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealization. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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