idealized
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But “Do the Right Thing” remains with us, its urgency and relevance undiminished, waiting for an America open to listen and live up to its idealized aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
“Everyone wants you to be an idealized version of … not even yourself, but of what they want you to be,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
According to Cottrill, the group pushed for repeated aesthetic changes to make Trump appear slimmer and more idealized than the photographic references he was initially using.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Russo embraces this idealized New Man while his character rejects it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Their bodies are somewhat idealized: less hairy than they really were, the muscle groups in higher definition, the skin luminous.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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