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romanticized

VERB

make glamorous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glamorize idealize sentimentalize

WEAK

think romantically

Example Sentences

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By threading Celan’s poems through the lived record, Ms. Arno restores a proud, wounded, flirtatious, multilingual man often romanticized by reverence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Family told her to move on and friends romanticized her ordeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

While home swapping is romanticized in movies like “The Holiday,” the idea of actually letting a stranger stay in your house while you’re not there might feel daunting.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Never mind that the romanticized vision of Mayberry hasn’t existed for decades, if it ever did.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

In the same vein, all the heroic portraits of the great men were romanticized distortions.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis