idealized
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I’m a late bloomer and worried I’m still missing out on living by being stuck in these idealized fantasies of what love could be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The concept is illustrated by the Carnot cycle, an idealized model that defines the maximum theoretical efficiency of a heat engine by carefully regulating the movement of heat between hot and cold regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Just as much as passive income is a literal goal, it is an idealized state of being where a job is optional and time is plentiful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But it isn’t returning to its past image, which some people considered inappropriate and off-color by focusing too much on idealized images of beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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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