Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalizing
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The critic reviews of Supergirl didn’t wind up in the same galaxy as the overwhelming majority of the gushing first reaction crowd.
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In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
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And, all of my American friends, the ones who had never asked me anything about my life in Iran, were raving about Persepolis!
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Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
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There’s the Swede promoting the power of ranch dressing, the Italians marveling at fountain drinks with ice and free refills, the English rhapsodizing over chicken parm and just about everyone shouting out the friendliness of the businesses that served them.
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The chat ended with Taylor trying to keep her cool while rhapsodizing about her love for the classic 1990 Julia Roberts/Richard Gere romcom Pretty Woman.
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Hijinks ensue, but no actual harm comes to big, slobbering Beethoven.
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Incontestably, love letters are, very often, slobbering slop.
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Signs of heat stroke in dogs include heavy panting and drooling, being weak or lethargic, bright red gums and bloodshot eyes.
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This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
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But the food justified every rave review, hour-long wait for a table, and fawning Instagram image.
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Pelley’s fawning interview with then-president Biden tells a different story.
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Yes, teaching by example is often a better way of handling a challenge than fussing about it.
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Ever the dedicated mother, Stacy runs to her adult daughter’s aid, fussing at her for not using a driver for her errands.
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“Sentimentalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalizing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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