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Recent Examples of sentimentalize
Waititi sees sentimentalizing a culture as limiting it.
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Is trading in the currency of the past a way to distance himself from a lonesome present? Raffish and boyish at the same time — or switching between either mode as a cover for the other — O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2023
Trendy, vapid Chazelle sentimentalized a token Mexican immigrant in Babylon, but Jordan and waggish co-screenwriter William Monahan, who scripted Scorsese’s The Departed, plays with ethnicity (those Irish mugs, Lange’s perfect brogue, and Cumming’s perfect Southern twang).
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022
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Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
Is trading in the currency of the past a way to distance himself from a lonesome present? Raffish and boyish at the same time — or switching between either mode as a cover for the other — O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2023
Trendy, vapid Chazelle sentimentalized a token Mexican immigrant in Babylon, but Jordan and waggish co-screenwriter William Monahan, who scripted Scorsese’s The Departed, plays with ethnicity (those Irish mugs, Lange’s perfect brogue, and Cumming’s perfect Southern twang).
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023
The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalize
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There was so little to enthuse the home fans that the atmosphere was horribly flat.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Before the start of the ceremony, flanked by Francesca Bellettini, president and CEO of Gucci, Demna, the brand’s artistic director, marveled at the impressive view within the stadium, already filled to capacity, and enthused about the opportunity to be present.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Charmed, Carlson proceeded to rhapsodize about fly-fishing.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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There’s a real love-is-dead moment when Yas spots Cordelia, who was just rhapsodizing about the purity of her romance with a younger man, literally on her knees before a stubby, old rich guy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Jan. 2026
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Cruz took to her own Instagram to gush about her excitement.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
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A day after meeting with Jeffrey Epstein in 2013, billionaire Richard Branson sent Epstein an email gushing about their time together.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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If the devoted nun resembles the raving patient, does that not justify locking them away, protecting ourselves from their unsettling power?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Age Perfect Eye Cream by L’Oréal Paris has shoppers raving about its hydrating, brightening, and smoothing ingredients that target multiple signs of aging all in one formula.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Afterwards, Nick Cushing, then the NYCFC head coach, effused his creative midfielder.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The enigmatic trophy wife at the center, Michaela, is played not by Nicole Kidman—as is, at this point, stylistic tradition—but by Julianne Moore, effusing lavender mist and toxic insecurity.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Emma looked around, confused at the adults fussing around him and too young, perhaps, to grasp the severity of the scene.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Need to put a filling dinner on the table, but don't have a lot of time to fuss?—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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This indulgent treat already has fans drooling—and many Costco members have been running to their local bakeries to see if the Cookie Bar Cake is still in stock.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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That’s a job for Hankton, who will still have an immensely talented unit, one most coaches would drool over.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Sentimentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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