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Recent Examples of romanticization
More significant, the industrial interiors avoid romanticization.
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Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
But Saiz is worried that the romanticization of volunteering on social media has minimized the importance of such preparation.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s some wisdom in their depiction of how Kafka’s personal and creative struggles are vulnerable to romanticization by educators, curators and indeed by filmmakers, whether or not Holland counts herself in that bracket.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
But Saiz is worried that the romanticization of volunteering on social media has minimized the importance of such preparation.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s some wisdom in their depiction of how Kafka’s personal and creative struggles are vulnerable to romanticization by educators, curators and indeed by filmmakers, whether or not Holland counts herself in that bracket.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romanticization
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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
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What’s troubling is the gradual and persistent normalization of eating disorder culture, which includes the glorification of one specific body type to the exclusion and detriment of others.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
Glamour,
22 Dec. 2025
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Critics said the jeans campaign amounted to a dog whistle for eugenics and a glorification of whiteness.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The retreat will include interactive talks, personal time for couples’ reflection and discussion, a continental breakfast and catered lunch, and adoration with a special blessing for the couples.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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My list is filled with personal adoration for each of these plants.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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That reverence for education is a reason Singapore’s schools may be the best in the world, with those of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan also in the mix.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Reginald Cunningham and his photography, @KidNoble, and Gee Horton’s photorealistic drawings [have all] found a way to tell our stories, cementing moments of cultural reverence.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Even so, these controversies have demonstrated that what artists say about this issue is not treated with the deference that creative expression is traditionally afforded in democracies.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally judges have reviewed agency moves with deference.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Romanticization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticization. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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